by Timothy Findley · Le Serpent à plumes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782842612207
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«Pilgrim» is the historical and fantastical novel by Timothy Findley, published by Le Serpent à plumes in paperback (497 pages, in French).
After the sinking of the Titanic, Pilgrim tries to hang himself; he is believed dead and hours later his heart starts beating again. Committed to the Burghölzli clinic in Zurich, he fascinates Carl Gustav Jung by claiming to have lived several lives and to have known Leonardo da Vinci and Saint Teresa of Ávila. Is he a mythomaniac, a brilliant dreamer, or a damned soul?
Originally published in 1999; finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 1999 and winner of the Prix des libraires du Québec in 2002 (lauréats hors Québec category).
For readers of historical and fantastical fiction with an interest in psychology, and for reading groups.
Timothy Irving Frederick Findley was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy, an acronym of his initials.
