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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. Polish writer and activist (born 1962) Olga Tokarczuk Tokarczuk in 2019 Born Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk (1962-01-29) 29 January 1962 (age 63) Sulechów, Poland Occupation Writer psychologist screenwriter Language Polish Education University of Warsaw (MA) Period Contemporary Genres Novel ...
The Books of Jacob [a] (Polish: Księgi Jakubowe [b] [c]) is an epic historical novel [5] by Olga Tokarczuk, published by Wydawnictwo Literackie in October 2014. [6] It is Tokarczuk's ninth novel and is the product of extensive historical research, taking her seven years to write. [7] The Books of Jacob is a 912-page novel divided into seven books.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Polish: Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych) is a 2009 mystery novel by Olga Tokarczuk.Originally published in Polish by Wydawnictwo Literackie, it was later translated to English by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published in 2018 by the British independent publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions.
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story (Polish: Empuzjon. Horror przyrodoleczniczy) is a 2022 historical novel by Olga Tokarczuk.Originally published in Polish by Wydawnictwo Literackie, it was later translated to English by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published in 2024 by Riverhead Books (US) and Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK).
Flights (Polish: Bieguni, lit. 'runners') is a 2007 fragmentary novel by the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk.The book was translated into English by Jennifer Croft. [1] The original Polish title refers to runaways (runners, bieguni), a sect of Old Believers, who believe that being in constant motion is a trick to avoid evil.
Ewa Kraskowska wrote that "Olga's time" in literature had come, describing her prose as one of the most captivating phenomena in literature and compared it to the writings of Bolesław Leśmian and Bruno Schulz. Dariusz Nowacki criticized Tokarczuk's prose as being conformist and having a quality more typical of the entertainment industry.
The Lost Soul (Polish: Zgubiona Dusza) is a picture book written by Olga Tokarczuk and illustrated by Joanna Concejo. Originally published in 2017 by Wydawnictwo Format, the book has since been translated into more than twenty-one languages and has sold over one hundred thousand copies. [1]
In a review from 1998, Jarosław Klejnocki described the novel as "Olga Tokarczuk's most ambitious prose project", and also indicated that it integrates different styles and genres. [8] [9] Dariusz Nowacki , who was previously critical Tokarczuk, regarded the novel as the first praiseworthy work in her oeuvre.