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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
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2019 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. By no means a conventional crime story, this existential thriller by 'one of Europe's major humanist writers' 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.

Language

en

Published on

09/12/2018

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781910695715

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