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THE BOOKS OF JACOB
by Tokarczuk, Olga
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Nearly fine copy with one tiny ding to top front cover
- ISBN 10
- 1910695599
- ISBN 13
- 9781910695593
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2021. First paperback edition in English. Paperback. Nearly fine copy with one tiny ding to top front cover. Signed by the author on the publisher's bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. The Nobel Prize-winner's richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a mysterious, messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe. 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. Sticker to front cover "Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature." Also Winner of an English Pen Award. Over 900 pages perfect bound in stiff dark blue wrappers with white lettering.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15246
- Title
- THE BOOKS OF JACOB
- Author
- Tokarczuk, Olga
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly fine copy with one tiny ding to top front cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First paperback edition in English
- ISBN 10
- 1910695599
- ISBN 13
- 9781910695593
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2021
- Keywords
- world literature, Nobel Prize, signed, Poland, 18th century Europe, Hapsburg, Ottoman empire, religion
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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