The books of Jacob, or, A fantastic journey across seven borders, five languages, and three major religions, not counting the minor sects. Told by the dead, supplemented by the author, drawing from a range of books, and aided by imagination, the which being the greatest natural gift of any person. That the wise might have it for a record, that my compatriots reflect, laypersons gain some understanding, and melancholy souls obtain some slight enjoyment, Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Jennifer Croft

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The books of Jacob, or, A fantastic journey across seven borders, five languages, and three major religions, not counting the minor sects. Told by the dead, supplemented by the author, drawing from a range of books, and aided by imagination, the which being the greatest natural gift of any person. That the wise might have it for a record, that my compatriots reflect, laypersons gain some understanding, and melancholy souls obtain some slight enjoyment, Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Jennifer Croft

Note

Pages are numbered backward starting with 964 and ending with 2Originally published in Poland as Księgi Jakubowe by Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków, in 2014. English language edition first published in Great Britain by Fitzcarraldo Editions, London, in 2021

Edition

First American edition.

Isbn

9780593087480

Lccn

2021020020

Physical Description

[964] pages, illustrations, map, 25 cm

System control number

(Sirsi) o1249712027(OCoLC)1249712027

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