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The Books of Jacob

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In The Books of Jacob, Tokarczuk traverses the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in search of Jacob Frank, a highly controversial historical figure from the eighteenth century and the leader of a mysterious, heretical Jewish splinter group that converted at different times to both Islam and Catholicism.

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The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk

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Title
The Books of Jacob
Language
English
Released
2021
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
1910695599
ISBN13
9781910695593
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First published
2014
Original title
Księgi Jakubowe
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In The Books of Jacob, Tokarczuk traverses the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in search of Jacob Frank, a highly controversial historical figure from the eighteenth century and the leader of a mysterious, heretical Jewish splinter group that converted at different times to both Islam and Catholicism.