{"product_id":"the-books-of-jacob","title":"The Books of Jacob","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe much-anticipated English translation of Olga Tokarczuk's magnum opus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nobel Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk's richest and most ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs new ideas-and a new unrest-begin to sweep the Continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a spell that attracts a fervent following. 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 rumours of his sect's secret rituals and the spread of his iconoclastic beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe story of Frank-a real historical figure, a divisive yet charismatic man-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-\u003ci\u003eThe Books of Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e captures a world on the cusp of precipitous change, searching for certainty and longing for transcendence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Olga Tokarczuk is a masterful storyteller who challenges expectations of what a story can be.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'As for Ms. Tokarczuk, there's no doubt: She's a gifted, original writer, and the appearance of her novels in English is a welcome development.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Madly ambitious... A  rich tale that is a towering black comedy to be treasured.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSA Weekend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tokarczuk, unafraid and ambitious, creates a very fallible messiah, yet makes it seem reasonable and human to believe in his divinity. That is a kind of literary miracle.' \u003cb\u003eAntonia Senior, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Olga Tokarczuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516746072125,"sku":null,"price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922330680.jpg?v=1787571319","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-books-of-jacob","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}