Vodolazkin, E. G.creatorauthor.Hayden, Lisa C.translator.textHistorical fictionenk20152015monographicengrus

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xii, 365 pages : map ; 24 cm.It is a time of plague and pestilence, and a young healer, skilled in the art of herbs and remedies, finds himself overcome with grief and guilt when he fails to save the one he holds closest to his heart. Leaving behind his village, his possessions and his name, he sets out on a quest for redemption, penniless and alone. But this is no ordinary journey: wandering across plague-ridden Europe, offering his healing powers to all in need, he travels through ages and countries, encountering a rich tapestry of wayfarers along the way. Accosted by highwaymen, lynched in Yugoslavia and washed overboard at sea, he eventually reaches Jerusalem, only to find his greatest challenge is yet to come. Winner of two of the biggest literary prizes in Russia, Laurus is a remarkably rich novel about the eternal themes of love, loss, self-sacrifice and faith, from one of the country’s most experimental and critically acclaimed novelists.Prolegomenon — The Book of Cognition — The Book of Renunciation — The Book of Journeys — The Book of Repose./ Eugene Vodolazkin ; translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.Originally published in Russian, 2012.Translated from the Russian.e-ru--- 1400-1499 25030 PhysiciansFictionRussia15th centuryRussiaFictionPG3493.76.D65 L3813 20159781780748719YDXCP15020220250325160654.0ocn902657542eng