Historical fiction about a sole wandering intellectual

Recently read ‘Ibn Arabi s Small Death’ by Hasan Alwan which won the 2017 Booker. Chronicles a first person fictional account of Ibn Arabi – a real 12th century world wandering mystic, philosopher and intellectual

Any fiction that are first person POV of a historical person with a focus on wandering intellectuals (could be of any field, nationality or period). Thank you!