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Primeval and Other Times

Primeval and Other Times

Tokarczuk, Olga
Lloyd-Jones, Antonia

Hardcover

General FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $30.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 1, 2026

ISBN10: 0593717279
ISBN13: 9780593717271
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: Dec 1 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English
The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish village

For the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where progress is attained only by dreaming the right kind of dream. Nonhuman beings--trees and mushrooms and archangels--have their Times too, as do inanimate objects, which may be more important for the world than people. Yet their stories--or Times--are buffeted by the feral history of the twentieth century, after war carries Michal the miller away from his family in 1914. Bloodshed, betrayal, and the dramas of daily life mark the birth, life, and decline of Primeval's little world and Times, making us consider afresh the stories by which we comprehend our own.

Rich with the capaciousness and imagination that have brought Tokarczuk to sustained international fame, Primeval and Other Times is yet another treasure for fans and new converts alike.

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