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100 1 _aTokarczuk, Olga,
_d1962-,
_eauthor.
240 1 0 _aKsięgi Jakubowe.
_lEnglish
245 1 4 _aThe books of Jacob :
_bacross 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 /
_cOlga Tokarczuk ; translated by Jennifer Croft.
250 _aAustralian edition.
263 _a2202
264 1 _aMelbourne :
_bThe Text Publishing Company
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _a"In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas-and a new unrest-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 with throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts to Islam and then Catholicism, is pilloried as a heretic and revered as the Messiah, and wreaks havoc on the conventional order, Jewish and Christian alike, with scandalous rumors of his sect's secret rituals and the spread of his increasingly iconoclastic beliefs. The story of Frank-a real historical figure around whom mystery and controversy swirl to this day-is the perfect canvas for the genius and unparalleled reach of Olga Tokarczuk. Narrated through the perspectives of his contemporaries-those who revere him, those who revile him, the friend who betrays him, the lone woman who sees him for what he is-The Books of Jacob captures a world on the cusp of precipitous change, searching for certainty and longing for transcendence"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
600 1 0 _aFrank, Jacob,
_dapproximately 1726-1791
_vFiction.
650 0 _aJewish messianic movements
_zEurope
_xHistory
_y18th century
_vFiction.
651 0 _aPoland
_xHistory
_y18th century
_vFiction.
655 7 _aBiographiical fiction.
_2gsafd
655 7 _aHistorical fiction.
_2gsafd
655 7 _aBiographiical fiction.
_2lcgft
655 7 _aHistorical fiction.
_2lcgft
700 1 _aCroft, Jennifer
_c(Translator),
_etranslator.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aTokarczuk, Olga, 1962-.
_tBooks of Jacob
_bFirst American edition.
_dNew York : Riverhead Books, 2022
_z9780593087480
_w(DLC) 2021020020
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