The books of Jacob
Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962-2021
Book
Total copies: 1
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.
Main title:
The books of Jacob / Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Jennifer Croft.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2021.
Collation:
920 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Polish.
ISBN:
9781910695593 (pbk)1910695599 (pbk)9781910695609 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
891.8538
LC class:
PG7179.O37
Language:
EnglishPolish
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
499894