Olga Tokarczuk

[Bartleby]

I am giving her one more chance with Primeval & Other Times.

You shouldn’t be disappointed with it. I remember reading somewhere, probably here, that Tokarczuk think of it as just part of her juvenilia; and I can see that, and take that to mean it could have been deeper, more structurally complex, just more; but it’s fine as it is, her storytelling abilities are blooming here, I couldn’t think of a read more gripping.

now I can see them taking some time in releasing her earlier works; from reading about them, they seem really weak, compared to what’s come after — her really indispensable books seem to be Primeval; House of Day, House of Night; Flights; and The Books of Jacob. (Having said that, I’m very eager to read her Bizarre Stories, they seem to be quite insightful, as well as both disquieting and disarming, if perhaps not altogether great)

And I can easily see her growing even bigger as a writer with subsequent releases. She seems to possess this potential, to only grow, not wane.

 

[Ludus]

Un lugar llamado Antaño - Tokarczuk, Olga - 978-84-339-8062-5 - Editorial Anagrama

Una novela mágica: la historia de un pueblo y sus excéntricos habitantes, que es al mismo tiempo la historia de un siglo y un...

www.anagrama-ed.es

Good news for us Spanish Bois!

Anagrama is about to publish Primeval and Other Times (translated as Un lugar llamado Antaño).

 

[Daniel del Real]

Un lugar llamado Antaño - Tokarczuk, Olga - 978-84-339-8062-5 - Editorial Anagrama

Una novela mágica: la historia de un pueblo y sus excéntricos habitantes, que es al mismo tiempo la historia de un siglo y un...

www.anagrama-ed.es

Good news for us Spanish Bois!

Anagrama is about to publish Primeval and Other Times (translated as Un lugar llamado Antaño).

That's correct, good news. Translation is not new, it's the same one published years ago by Lumen. Not sure how good it is as I read this title in English but at least I'm reliefed they're not hurrying the translator to take advantage of Olga's "Nobel Year".

 

[Liam]

Don't know if this was posted already somewhere upthread, but for what it's worth--

 

[Bartleby]

Several Tokarczuk translators from all over the world spoke in a video conference about bringing her works into their native languages

 

[kpjayan]

How does the coronavirus pandemic impact our perception of the world?

Literature that makes you think – DW – 10/10/2020

How does the coronavirus pandemic impact our perception of the world? Olga Tokarczuk is a star Polish author, psychologist and 2018 literature Nobel Prize winner who sees the crisis as an opportunity.

www.dw.com

 

[Liam]

^Literally the only upside of this pandemic for me as an introvert is that I can avoid people without seeming weird or rude.

 

[Bartleby]

Oh, it appears that the publication in English of The Books of Jacob has been pushed back one year! to March 2022

 

[Americanreader]

Dang it!

 

[Bartleby]

Does anyone know whether Fitzcarraldo owns the rights to all of her works? It would be nice if in the meantime some shorter book of Tokarczuk’s were to appear.

 

[Americanreader]

I'm not sure. It wouldn't surprise me if someone bought them all up right after she won the Nobel.

 

[hayden]

Oh, it appears that the publication in English of The Books of Jacob has been pushed back one year! to March 2022

Ah well. Bit surprised... out of all the things to be delayed this year, I didn't think literary translations would be one of them. It is quite the brick of a book though.

I've read three books by Tokarczuk, and I enjoyed them all quite a bit, but I feel like I still need to dive deeper into her bibliography to truly gauge if she deserved the Nobel. Looking forward to some other translations of hers in the future too. Most of her works remains only in Polish...

 

[errequatro]

She has just published another book: "Czuły narrator", something like: "Sensitive Narrator".
It is not a novel, but rather reflections on writing. Can't wait to either being able to read her in the original or to wait for everything by her to be translated. Don't know which will be first.

 

[Liam]

It is not a novel, but rather reflections on writing.

This is actually one of my favorite genres: reflections (specifically by writers) on the craft of writing. Do we feel like we need a separate thread devoted to that subject?

 

[kpjayan]

This is actually one of my favorite genres: reflections (specifically by writers) on the craft of writing. Do we feel like we need a separate thread devoted to that subject?

My vote. It interests me as well.

 

[Bartleby]

Oh, it appears that the publication in English of The Books of Jacob has been pushed back one year! to March 2022

Apparently there’s an official date of publication now, and it’s this year’s November (the US release is set for 2022’s February)

Olga Tokarczuk's 'magnum opus' finally gets English release – after seven years of translation

The Books of Jacob, praised by the Nobel prize judges and winner of Poland’s prestigious Nike award, will be published in the UK in November

www.theguardian.com

 

[Americanreader]

I might have to order the British edition. I'm super excited to read this one!

 

[Liam]

^Thank goodness that Book Depository ships for free,

 

[Daniel del Real]

^Thank goodness that Book Depository ships for free,

Not to México anymore

 

[Bartleby]

The cover for the American edition of The Books of Jacob (coming out in February 2022) has been revealed:



In the meantime, the Fitzcarraldo edition is coming out in just about a month (15 Nov).