PilgrimHarperCollins, 28 août 2000 - 552 pages Ageless. Sexless. Deathless. Timeless. Pilgrim is a man who cannot die, an astounding character in a novel of the cataclysmic contest between creation and destruction. Pilgrim is Timothy Findley’s latest masterwork, a finalist for the Giller Prize, and a national bestseller that has smashed the author’s own impressive sales records. Recently published in the US, Pilgrim is gathering rave reviews, and will be released in the UK this spring. It is 1912 and Pilgrim has been admitted to the Burghölzli Psychiatric Clinic in Zürich, Switzerland, having failed—once again—to commit suicide. Over the next two years, it is up to Carl Jung, self-professed mystical scientist of the mind, to help Pilgrim unlock his unconsciousness, etched as it is with myriad sufferings and hopes of history. Is Pilgrim mad, or is he condemned to live forever, witness to the terrible tragedy and beauty of the human condition? Both intimate and expansive in its scope, with an absorbing parade of characters—mythic, fictional and historical—Pilgrim is a fiercely original and powerful story from one of our most distinguished artists. |
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... Kessler in an ornate glass elevator with openwork brass fittings . Beyond the glass , he could see the curving ... Kessler . Nor did Kessler speak to him . On arrival at the third floor , Pilgrim hung back . The brass accordion gate ...
... Kessler in an ornate glass elevator with openwork brass fittings . Beyond the glass , he could see the curving ... Kessler . Nor did Kessler speak to him . On arrival at the third floor , Pilgrim hung back . The brass accordion gate ...
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... Kessler's habit to sleep on a small iron cot at the far end of the sitting - room - the cot being a foldaway which ... Kessler thought bitterly , kicking off his shoes . His silence is going to last till doomsday . At midnight , Kessler ...
... Kessler's habit to sleep on a small iron cot at the far end of the sitting - room - the cot being a foldaway which ... Kessler thought bitterly , kicking off his shoes . His silence is going to last till doomsday . At midnight , Kessler ...
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... Kessler was able to trip him just as he was about to use Schwester Dora's knitting needles -- with wool appended - to stab himself in the face . As Kessler dragged his patient to the floor and pulled his arms into a locked position ...
... Kessler was able to trip him just as he was about to use Schwester Dora's knitting needles -- with wool appended - to stab himself in the face . As Kessler dragged his patient to the floor and pulled his arms into a locked position ...
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