Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Author(s): Olga Tokarczuk

General

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead takes place in a remote Polish village, where Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. When members of a local hunting club are found murdered, she becomes involved in the investigation. Duszejko is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people; she's unconventional, believing in the stars, and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is taken.Filled with wonderful characters like Oddball, Big Foot, Black Coat, Dizzy and Boros, this subversive, entertaining noir novel, by 'one of Europe's major humanist writers' (Guardian), offers thought-provoking ideas on our perceptions of madness, injustice against marginalised people, animal rights, the hypocrisy of traditional religion, belief in predestination--and getting away with murder.Shortlisted Man Booker International 2019  


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Prizes: Short-listed for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Literature Prize 2019 and Man Booker International Prize 2019 (UK) and Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2019 (Australia) and PEN Translation Prize 2020 (United States) and International Dublin Literary Award 2020 (Ireland). Long-listed for National Book Awards, Translated Literature 2019 (United States) and PEN Translation Prize 2019 (United States) and Fiction, Best Translated Book Awards 2020 (United States).

General Fields

  • : 9781925773088
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : 0.342
  • : April 2018
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  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Olga Tokarczuk
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 891.8538
  • : very good
  • : 256
  • : FA
  • : Antonia Lloyd-Jones