Pilgermann - Russell Hoban by Russell Hoban
He climbs a ladder to reach another mans 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, he cries out to Israel, to the Lord his God, to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. He is answered instead by Jesus Christ.
Historical Fiction
Pilgermann - Russell Hoban
4.0(5 ratings)
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Fantasy
He climbs a ladder to reach another mans 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, he cries out to Israel, to the Lord his God, to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. He is answered instead by Jesus Christ.
