The Books of Jacob
Olga Tokarczuk's epic historical novel about Jacob Frank, a Polish Jew who claimed to be the messiah, translated by Jennifer Croft.
The Books of Jacob is a 912-page epic historical novel by Olga Tokarczuk, published in Poland in 2014. It begins in 1752 in Rohatyn and ends in Holocaust-era Korolowka. Its title subject is Jacob Frank, a Polish Jew who claimed to be the messiah. It combines dozens of third-person perspectives and took seven years to write. It won the Nike Award, and Jennifer Croft translated the English edition.
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