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, F...
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 traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires with throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts to Islam and then Catholicism, is pilloried as a heretic and revered as the Messiah, and wreaks havoc on the conventional order, Jewish and Christian alike, with scandalous rumors of his sect’s secret rituals and the spread of his increasingly iconoclastic beliefs. The story of Frank—a real historical figure around whom mystery and controversy swirl to this day—is the perfect canvas for the genius and unparalleled reach of Olga Tokarczuk. Narrated through the perspectives of his contemporaries—those who revere him, those who revile him, the friend who betrays him, the lone woman who sees him for what he is—The Books of Jacob captures a world on the cusp of precipitous change, searching for certainty and longing for transcendence.
作者简介
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Olga Tokarczuk has won the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Man Book International Prize, among many other honors. She is the author of a dozen works of fiction, two collections of essays, and a children’s book; her work has been translated into fifty languages.
小说属于文学，但这本书给人的感觉是历史。从每个小人物那里借来一点碎布头，拼凑成微观经验领先于宏观叙事的漫长绘卷，呈现了历史本身的冗杂、混乱和反高潮性（“It is difficult to fully appreciate this when you are seeing them from the stage on which they are unfolding.”）。能把历史打磨到这样精细的...小说属于文学，但这本书给人的感觉是历史。从每个小人物那里借来一点碎布头，拼凑成微观经验领先于宏观叙事的漫长绘卷，呈现了历史本身的冗杂、混乱和反高潮性（“It is difficult to fully appreciate this when you are seeing them from the stage on which they are unfolding.”）。能把历史打磨到这样精细的颗粒度，是巧工。失误在于次要人物的characterization没做好（其实是根本没做），导致读到后面根本分不出来谁是谁。此外，既然都为了Jacob Frank写了这么长的书，还是应该更大胆地接近他，对他的内在进行想象和阐释，读完之后还是有隔靴搔痒感，略有遗憾。(展开)
A wonder of the age, although persistence was what drove one to finish it. The mid-eighteenth century section immensely atmospheric and proves the value of historical fiction…characters fade into each...A wonder of the age, although persistence was what drove one to finish it. The mid-eighteenth century section immensely atmospheric and proves the value of historical fiction…characters fade into each other at times, but would be too much to expect interiority for such a wide range. (展开)
If Yente had ever professed any religion, after all the constructions her ancestors and her contemporaries had built up in her mind, her religion now is her faith in the Dead and their unfulfilled, im...If Yente had ever professed any religion, after all the constructions her ancestors and her contemporaries had built up in her mind, her religion now is her faith in the Dead and their unfulfilled, imperfect, miscarried, or aborted efforts at repairing the world.(展开)
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2 有用 大林煎饼 2022-04-08 11:45:00
小说属于文学，但这本书给人的感觉是历史。从每个小人物那里借来一点碎布头，拼凑成微观经验领先于宏观叙事的漫长绘卷，呈现了历史本身的冗杂、混乱和反高潮性（“It is difficult to fully appreciate this when you are seeing them from the stage on which they are unfolding.”）。能把历史打磨到这样精细的... 小说属于文学，但这本书给人的感觉是历史。从每个小人物那里借来一点碎布头，拼凑成微观经验领先于宏观叙事的漫长绘卷，呈现了历史本身的冗杂、混乱和反高潮性（“It is difficult to fully appreciate this when you are seeing them from the stage on which they are unfolding.”）。能把历史打磨到这样精细的颗粒度，是巧工。失误在于次要人物的characterization没做好（其实是根本没做），导致读到后面根本分不出来谁是谁。此外，既然都为了Jacob Frank写了这么长的书，还是应该更大胆地接近他，对他的内在进行想象和阐释，读完之后还是有隔靴搔痒感，略有遗憾。 (展开)
1 有用 Donald 2022-06-20 00:27:37
A wonder of the age, although persistence was what drove one to finish it. The mid-eighteenth century section immensely atmospheric and proves the value of historical fiction…characters fade into each... A wonder of the age, although persistence was what drove one to finish it. The mid-eighteenth century section immensely atmospheric and proves the value of historical fiction…characters fade into each other at times, but would be too much to expect interiority for such a wide range. (展开)
0 有用 阙如 2023-07-30 11:53:03 上海
If Yente had ever professed any religion, after all the constructions her ancestors and her contemporaries had built up in her mind, her religion now is her faith in the Dead and their unfulfilled, im... If Yente had ever professed any religion, after all the constructions her ancestors and her contemporaries had built up in her mind, her religion now is her faith in the Dead and their unfulfilled, imperfect, miscarried, or aborted efforts at repairing the world. (展开)