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04934aam a2200901Ii 4500 001 DD3AC002832C11EC91F9F9F449ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220201010123 008 220113r20222021nyua b 000 1 eng 010 $a 2021020020 020 $a 0593332520 020 $a 9780593332528 020 $a 0593087488 020 $a 9780593087480 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1292021187 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c JBL $d JBL $d BRG $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h pol 043 $a e-pl--- 050 00 $a PG7179.O37 $b K7513 2022 082 00 $a 891.8/537 $2 23 100 1 $a Tokarczuk, Olga, $d 1962- $e author. 240 10 $a Księgi Jakubowe. $l English 245 14 $a The books of Jacob : $b or, 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 / $c Olga Tokarczuk ; translated by Jennifer Croft. 246 3 $a The books of Jacob 250 $a First American edition. 260 $a New York : $b Riverhead Books, $c 2022. 300 $a [964] pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 500 $a Pages are numbered backward starting with 964 and ending with 2. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-5). 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Frank, Jacob, $d approximately 1726-1791 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Jewish messianic movements $z Europe $x History $y 18th century $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Poland $x History $y 18th century $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Croft, Jennifer $c (Translator), $e translator. 941 $a 40 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417020524.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409042418.0 952 $l JSPB572 $d 20240323012445.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314023228.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206011740.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117020826.0 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111013439.0 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025014325.0 952 $l WHPE115 $d 20231021032257.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010024151.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20230725011214.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629014924.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210024501.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230207010255.0 952 $l YAPC771 $d 20230131011813.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20221203065717.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20221130010635.0 952 $l BJPD251 $d 20221008010249.0 952 $l TKPE492 $d 20220902013903.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804024524.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630015056.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20220607013655.0 952 $l FTPA274 $d 20220604010319.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220602015718.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20220601010819.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518025655.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20220517010128.0 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20220510010459.0 952 $l XHPD657 $d 20220505011101.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220406010943.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20220405012209.0 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20220308011234.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220302015545.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20220302010643.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220302010257.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220301010332.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20220223012627.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220203010115.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220202012425.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220201012155.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DD3AC002832C11EC91F9F9F449ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search