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092    |fF|aTOKARCZU 
100 1  Tokarczuk, Olga,|d1962-|eauthor. 
245 14 The books of Jacob :|bor, A fantastic journey across 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 greateest 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    First American edition. 
264  1 New York :|bRiverhead Books,|c2022. 
300    [964] pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Pages are numbered backward starting with 964 and ending 
       with 2. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-5). 
520    "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. 
600 10 Frank, Jacob,|dapproximately 1726-1791|vFiction. 
650  0 Jewish messianic movements|zEurope|xHistory|y18th century
       |vFiction. 
651  0 Poland|xHistory|y18th century|vFiction. 
655  7 Biographical fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
700 1  Croft, Jennifer|c(Translator),|etranslator. 
730 0  Księgi Jakubowe.|lEnglish. 
775 08 |iReproduction of (manifestation):|aTokarczuk, Olga, 1962-
       |tBooks of Jacob|dMelbourne, Vic. : Text Publishing, 2021
       |z9781922330680