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To Be a Pilgrim

by Joyce Cary · 1942

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Tom Wilcher, a rich Englishman who is treated as a foolish old man by his young relatives, looks back on his life and his unfulfilled spiritual yearnings even as he faces death.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 481 pages

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