The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk migration and point to a future

and point to a future that has long since begun

but also by the power of the state: the student was practicing in the Ukrainian state academy of railway transport near Kharkiv

Duchamp‘s fountain

This beautifully produced book reflects upon the themes raised by de Waal’s thought-provoking work of art

not-quite-upstate New York

The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk migration and point to a futureIn the mid eighteenth century, as new ideas begin to sweep the continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following. In the decade to come,more Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires, throngs of disciples in his thrall