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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

byOlga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy complex thrillers with deep philosophical themes and strong character development.

Topics JusticeMadnessAnimal RightsInjusticeIdentity
MoodSuspenseful, Dark, Reflective
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
ViolenceModerate
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century 'A brilliant literary murder mystery.' —Chicago Tribune 'Extraordinary. Tokarczuk's novel is funny, vivid, dangerous, and disturbing, and it raises some fierce questions about human behavior. My sincere admiration for her brilliant work.' —Annie Proulx In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. If only anyone would pay her mind . . . A deeply satisfying thriller cum fairy tale, Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead is a provocative exploration of the murky borderland between sanity and madness, justice and tradition, autonomy and fate. Whom do we deem sane? it asks. Who is worthy of a voice?

Language

en

Published on

11/08/2020

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780525541349

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