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
Olga Tokarczuk