Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah is a 1977 philosophical novel by American writer and pilot Richard Bach. Bach initially achieved fame for his allegorical book Jonathan Livingston Seagull and followed up his success with Illusions, which has been described as a parable with a very simple story whose main purpose is to share truth and wisdom.
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