Many centuries ago in the wilds of Africa...
... a startling and mystical friendship developed between a lion and a saint. St. Gerasim served the lion by removing a thorn from its paw, and in turn the lion served St. Gerasim and his monastery for the rest of his life. This small gem of a story shows us this extraordinary friendship through the eyes of the lion, and of a baboon he befriends along the way, allowing us to participate in the lion's transformation - through contact with holiness - from an undifferentiated dumb beast to a particular lion with his own name and destiny.
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"...Wolfe subtly weaves into a brightly told narrative some deeper philosophical insights grouped around the concept of faith and selfhood. When Jordanes, meeting Gerasimus, abruptly realizes “Everything I know must change,” he stands in for many of Wolfe’s readers who will have had the experience of feeling their lives change after contact with the holy..."
Kirkus Reviews, October 8, 2020
Kirkus Reviews, October 8, 2020
An early concept sketch...
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