Books / fiction / roman

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 greatest 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 (engelsk)

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In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas 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.