description: Pilgermann is a Jewish man in medieval Germany who has been castrated for an affair with the tax collector's wife. Throughout the ordeal of his punishment, he hears a voice telling him to travel to Jerusalem. As he makes his way there, he is taken hostage by pirates, bought by a Turkish merchant, and caught in the Crusades. Hoban tells a complex story through the meditative mind of a man caught in extreme circumstances.
language: English
title: Pilgermann
titlecomplete: Pilgermann
genres: 20th Century, American, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Religion, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Spirituality, Fantasy
ratings_count: 387
publisher: Random House Value Publishing