In THE BOOKS OF JACOB, Tokarczuk traverses the Hapsburg and Ottoman
Empires and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in search of Jacob Frank,
a highly controversial historical figure from the eighteenth century
and the leader of a mysterious, heretical Jewish splinter group that
converted at different times to both Islam and Catholicism. Examining
Frank through the eyes of both his supporters and those who reviled him,
Tokarczuk paints an intricate picture of a divisive yet charismatic man
whose life highlights the complex narrative strands of history. Lauded
by critics, the publication of THE BOOKS OF JACOB met with a violent
reaction from far right-groups in Poland and Tokarczuk became the
recipient of death threats for its subversion of the dominant
nationalist interpretation of the formation of the modern Polish
nation-state.
Considered by many critics to be Tokarczuk's
masterpiece, THE BOOKS OF JACOB won Poland's highest literary honour,
the Nike, in 2015.
The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk
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