![]() ![]() ![]() In my humble, layperson’s opinion, the book is in the same class as Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Laypersons Gain Some Understanding, and Melancholy Souls Obtain Some Slight Enjoyment by Olga Tokarczuk is a superb masterpiece. The Which Being the Greatest Natural Gift of Any Person that the Wise Might Have it for a Record. Told by the Dead, Supplemented by the Author, Drawing from a Range of Books, and Aided by Imagination. Nevertheless, The Books of Jacob: or a Fantastic Journey Across Seven Borders, Five Languages, And Three Major Religions, Not Counting the Minor Sects. I did, however, notice almost immediately that each page takes me about twice as long to read as other books. Some pages took me several tries to decode or understand, others were a breeze. It is complex, literary, multi-lingual, and has many Jewish and Christian philosophies entrenched. I have to admit that this book has taken me much longer to read than anticipated. Right off the bat, this was something special. I knew I was in for a treat when I opened up the book and noticed the page numbers start from the end. More Books translated by Jennifer Croft* Thoughts: This book won the Nobel Prize in Literature. ![]() The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft) is a historical fiction novel, following an 18 th-century Jewish man who convinces many Jews that he is the Messiah. ![]()
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