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Originally Posted by Fluribus
Fair warning: This must be read in a John Wayne voice, Pilgrim. It's the law.
The story is a classic of Russian Orthodox spirituality and the the Jesus prayer. Amazon lists Thomas Cleary as an author, but this appears to be an error.
Olga Savin (translator) The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way for $2.99 at Amazon.com. |
It's published by
Shambhala Publishers.
The name of the author of this book probably has been lost to history. There was possibly a period of oral transmission of the story, during which the author's name was known, but over the years it became lost. Then, at some point, someone probably transcribed the story.
I agree with you--the appearance of Thomas Cleary's name appears to be an error. However, it was probably an easy mistake to make--I did
a search on Shambhala's website for "Thomas Cleary." There were 77 hits, most, if not all, being books in which he was a/the translator. As far as this book that you posted is concerned, Olga Savin appears to be the (one and only) translator.