Books of Jacob

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.

In Cartile lui Iacov, Tokarczuk traverseaza Imperiul Habsburg si Otoman si Commonwealth-ul polono-lituanian in cautarea lui Jacob Frank, o figura istorica extrem de controversata din secolul al XVIII-lea si conducatorul unui grup misterios, eretic, evreiesc, care s-a convertit in diferite momente. atat pentru islam cat si pentru catolicism.