Pilgrim: A Novel

Carl Jung encounters a remarkable man who seems to have lived for millennia in this "exhilarating . . . mystifying and expertly crafted" novel (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

On April 17, 1912—ironically, only two days after the sinking of the Titanic—a figure known only as Pilgrim tries to commit suicide by hanging himself from a tree. When he is found five hours later, his heart miraculously begins to beat again. Pilgrim, it seems, can never die.

Escorted by his beloved friend, Lad...