Sign up for Summer Library Challenge
Search
Type
Format
Sort
Location
Audience
search MeLCat Search MeLCat

Filter By Fiction/Non-fiction

Fiction Non-fiction

Filter By Subjects

Frank, Jacob approximately 1726-1791 Fiction Jewish messianic movements Europe History 18th century Fiction Poland History 18th century Fiction

Filter By Authors

Tokarczuk, Olga

Filter By Genres

bibliography Biographiical fiction. Historical fiction.

The books of Jacob : or, A fantastic journey across seven borders, five languages, and three major religions, not counting the minor sects. Told by the dead, supplemented by the author, drawing from a range of books, and aided by imagination, the which being the greateest natural gift of any person. That the wise might have it for a record, that my compatriots reflect, laypersons gain some understanding, and melancholy souls obtain some slight enjoyment

Tokarczuk, Olga

Details

Summary: "In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas-and a new unrest-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, Frank will...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TOK

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TOK

chat loading...
Back to Top