Culture | Novel-prizewinning fiction
Olga Tokarczuk’s “The Books of Jacob” is a wild, unruly saga
It takes readers on a “fantastic journey across seven borders, five languages and three major religions”
The Books of Jacob. By Olga Tokarczuk. Translated by Jennifer Croft. Riverhead Books; 992 pages; $35. Fitzcarraldo Editions; £20
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “The spirit and the flesh”
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