Tokarczuk Olga: The Books of Jacob: Olga Tokarczuk [2021] paperback Condition:Good acclaimed cultural historian Lucy Inglis

acclaimed cultural historian Lucy Inglis takes readers on an epic journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and Afghanistan

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Tokarczuk Olga: The Books of Jacob: Olga Tokarczuk [2021] paperback Condition:Good acclaimed cultural historian Lucy InglisIn the mid eighteenth century, as new ideas 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, throngs of disciples in his thrall as