![]() When he returns to his flock with the message that they can become creatures of excellence, he is banished for his irresponsibility. It is the story of a spirited bird who by trial and error learns to fly for grace and speed, not merely for food and survival. ![]() Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) deals with the new age theme of transformation. Bach's simple allegory with spiritual and philosophical overtones received little critical recognition but captured the mood of the 1970s, becoming popular with a wide range of readers, from members of the drug culture to mainstream Christian denominations. ![]() Richard Bach, a pilot and aviation writer, achieved success as a new age author with the publication of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a novel that Bach maintains was the result of two separate visionary experiences over a period of eight years. ![]()
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