PilgrimHarperFlamingo Canada, 1999 - 485 pages On April 17, 1912 -- ironically, only two days after the sinking of the "Titanic" -- a figure known only as Pilgrim tries to commit suicide by hanging himself from a tree. When he is found five hours later, his heart miraculously begins to beat again. Pilgrim, it seems, can never die. Escorted by his beloved friend, Lady Symbol Quartermaine, Pilgrim is admitted to the famous Burgholzu Psychiatrist Clinic In Zurichm, where he will begin a battle of psyche and soul with Carl Jung, the self-professed mystical scientist of the unconscious Slowly, Jung coaxes Pilgrim to tell his astonishing story -- one that seemingly spans 4,000 years and includes such historical figures as Leonardo da Vinci and Henry James. But is Pilgrim delusional? Are these his memories merely dreams...or is his immortal existence truly a miracle. |
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... knew her entirely all at once , but knew that she was fascinating to me . Had drawn me towards her after vari- ous sightings - teasing glimpses - anecdotes and rumours of her exis- tence . It seemed , in my head , as though others had ...
... knew her story so well , it seemed that Selene and Sergei Ivanovitch , her husband , had lived in a fairy tale . But something - something had happened . Something , but no one knew what . Doctor Jung insisted that the Countess knew ...
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