Pilgermann

russell hoban

He climbs a ladder to reach another man's wife and gives himself up to her beauty, but then Pilgermann descends into a mob of peasants inspired by the Pope to shed the blood of Jews. Alone on the cobblestones, mutilated and unmanned, he cries out to Israel, to the Lord his God, to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. He is answered instead by Jesus 'I'm the one you talk to from now on.' Every day is the Day of Reckoning and the judgement Christ brings is the start of straight action. Pilgermann hears a voice from within and becomes a pilgrim. Through time and war and Death itself, he makes his way along the road to Jerusalem, struggling to find God in the horror that surrounds him.

Genres fictionhistorical fictionfantasyreligionliterary fictionnovels20th centuryscience fictionamericanliterature

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1983

This edition

Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Published: January 2, 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780747556404
ASIN: 0747556407
Language: English

About the author

russell hoban

Russell Conwell Hoban was an American expatriate writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magical realism, poetry, and children's books. He lived in London, England, from 1969 until his death. (Wikipedia)