With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, entertaining noir novel. In a remote Polish village, Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people; she's unconventional, believing in the stars; and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is taken. When members of a local hunting club are found murdered, Duszejko becomes involved in the investigation. By no means a conventional crime story, this existential thriller by 'one of Europe's major humanist writers' (Guardian) offers thought-provoking ideas on our perceptions of madness, injustice against marginalized people, animal rights, the hypocrisy of traditional religion, belief in predestination – and caused a genuine political uproar in Tokarczuk's native Poland.
© 2018 Fitzcarraldo Editions (E-Kitap): 9781910695562
Çeviren: Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Yayın tarihi
E-Kitap: 12 Eylül 2018
With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, entertaining noir novel. In a remote Polish village, Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people; she's unconventional, believing in the stars; and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is taken. When members of a local hunting club are found murdered, Duszejko becomes involved in the investigation. By no means a conventional crime story, this existential thriller by 'one of Europe's major humanist writers' (Guardian) offers thought-provoking ideas on our perceptions of madness, injustice against marginalized people, animal rights, the hypocrisy of traditional religion, belief in predestination – and caused a genuine political uproar in Tokarczuk's native Poland.
© 2018 Fitzcarraldo Editions (E-Kitap): 9781910695562
Çeviren: Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Yayın tarihi
E-Kitap: 12 Eylül 2018
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30 May 2023
An absolutely delightful read with a beautifully written captivating storyline. Olga Tokarczuk's humanitarian views are, again, definitely apparent in this piece as well. Although I could say that it was missing some self-criticism and a strong counter-actor. Anyone holding a different view was more or less portrayed as an inarguable villain who just almost lacked the mental capacity to think correctly. Some characters' purposes probably went over my head as I was anticipating some meaningful participation but was not able to see why they were present. Same applies to certain elements that did not quite fit the storyline in an obvious ways that kept reappearing. I'll probably have to give it another read to see the connection or metaphor. (Won't give any spoilers out) But overall it was very enjoyable.
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