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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... young men , two young women and a girl . " There was a pause . Sybil Quartermaine looked up . " You are staring at me , Herr Doktor . " " Yes . Forgive me . " " Why ? For what reason ? " Furtwängler glanced down at the page before him ...
... young and there was no foreboding . To call him dead at this late date was to take a step towards her own death she was not prepared to take , and even when young Johannes was as old as sixteen , she had still not declared herself a ...
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