He climbed a ladder to reach another man’s wife and gave 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, mutilated and unmanned, he cries out to Israel, to the lord his God, to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.
He is instead answered by Jesus Christ: "I’m the one you talk to from now on.” Everyday now is the Day of Reckoning and the judgement Christ brings is the start of straight action. Pilgermann hears a voice from within and becomes a pilgrim. Through time and war and death itself , he makes his way along the road to Jerusalem, struggling to find God in the horror that surrounds him.
Russell Conwell Hoban (1925–2011) was an American expatriate writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magical realism, poetry, and children's books. He lived in London from 1969 until his death.
