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Leo Tolstoy
1911
Short Story
Religion
"Father Sergius" is told by a third-person omniscient narrator.
"Father Sergius" is written in the past tense.
The main character, Stepan Kasatsky, takes the titular moniker Father Sergius as part of his religious awakening. The narrative follows his spiritual journey from officer to monk to servant in a search to satisfy his conflicting pride in a spiritual quest for meaning.
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