{"product_id":"the-books-of-jacob","title":"The Books of Jacob","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas--and a new unrest--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. In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires with throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts to Islam and then Catholicism, is pilloried as a heretic and revered as the Messiah, and wreaks havoc on the conventional order, Jewish and Christian alike, with scandalous rumors of his sect's secret rituals and the spread of his increasingly iconoclastic beliefs. The story of Frank--a real historical figure around whom mystery and controversy swirl to this day--is the perfect canvas for the genius and unparalleled reach of Olga Tokarczuk. Narrated through the perspectives of his contemporaries--those who revere him, those who revile him, the friend who betrays him, the lone woman who sees him for what he is-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Books of Jacob\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecaptures a world on the cusp of precipitous change, searching for certainty and longing for transcendence.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a nod to books written in Hebrew, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Books of Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is paginated in reverse, beginning on p. 955 and ending on p. 1 - but read traditionally, front cover to back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Tokarczuk, Olga, Croft Jennifer\u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e992 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFebruary 01, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44233224225049,"sku":"","price":37.87,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":44233224257817,"sku":"","price":30.29,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":44233224290585,"sku":"","price":24.23,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":44233224323353,"sku":"","price":19.38,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":44233224356121,"sku":"","price":15.51,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/products\/photo_2022-12-12_18-07-10.jpg?v=1717738406","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/the-books-of-jacob","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}