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(0)Pär Lagerkvist
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The third novel in a series that began with Barabbas and The Sibyl. Ahasuerus is mentioned in certain Old Testament books such as Esther and numerous scholars have proposed theories as to who Ahasuerus represents - most identify him with Xerxes I. However the Ahasuerus of the title of this book is meant to represent the Wandering Jew, a mythical immortal man who in the original legend taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion. Ahasuerus was then...
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In "Pilgrim at Sea," Tobias boards a sinister pirate ship to continue his voyage to the Holy Land. A hypnotic character named Giovanni, an unfrocked priest, occupies most of the slender plot‐line, as he tells Tobias his life story, the ancient gambit of a once holy man's downfall, after he has fallen in love with a woman whose confession he has been hearing. The significance of the tale hinges on a locket in which the woman claimed to have the picture...
4) Barabbas
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Barabbas, the thief, was acquitted when Christ was crucified, but he cannot put the thought of that man out of his mind. He finds himself drawn to the Christians who remain.