Olga Tokarczuk The Books of Jacob

In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas begin to sweep the continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following. In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires, throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts...

Engels | ePub3, 13 MB | CB Digitale Distributie B.V, [Nederland] | 2021

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Olga Tokarczuk Drive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead

With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, entertaining noir novel. In a remote Polish village, Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people; she''s unconventional, believing in the stars; and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is...

Engels | ePub2, 0,3 MB | CB Digitale Distributie B.V, [Nederland] | 2018

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Olga Tokarczuk The books of Jacob, or: A fantastic journey across seven borders, five languages, and three major religions, not counting the minor sects.

Een joodse koopman in het Polen van de achttiende eeuw verklaart zichzelf tot de nieuwe messias en slaagt erin een massa volgelingen te krijgen.

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Engels | 964 pagina's | Riverhead Books, New York | 2022

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