Tokarczuk, Olga
Flights
- ISBN 13:
- 9781910695821
- author:
- Tokarczuk, Olga
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 11.4 centimetres (0.31 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Flights is Olga Tokarczuk's most ambitious novel to date, weaving together travel narratives and reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body. The book delves into life, death, motion, and migration, tracing the stories of individuals from different eras and backgrounds.
From the 17th century, the novel explores the life of Philip Verheyen, a Dutch anatomist who dissected and drew pictures of his own amputated leg. In the 18th century, it tells the story of a North African-born slave who became an Austrian courtier, only to be stuffed and put on display after his death. The 19th century is marked by the journey of Chopin's heart, which makes a covert journey from Paris to Warsaw.
In the present day, Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity, exploring the core of the very nature of humankind. With her signature grace and insight, she brings the reader closer to understanding the complexities of human existence.
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