The lost soul /
Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962-
The lost soul / Olga Tokarczuk ; [illustrated by] Joanna Concejo ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. - 48 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
"Originally published in Polish by Wydawnictwo Format under the title Zgubiona dusza"--P. [3] of cover.
"'Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul--he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around him were flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math book that was covered in evenly spaced squares...' The Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remain patient, attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves together the voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the finely detailed pen-and-ink drawings of illustrator Joanna Concejo, who together create a parallel narrative universe full of secrets, evocative of another time. Here a man has forgotten what makes his heart feel full. He moves to a house away from all that is familiar to him to wait for his soul to return. The Lost Soul is a sublime album, a rare delicacy that will delight readers young and old. 'You must find a place of your own, sit there quietly and wait for your soul.'"--
Translated from the Polish.
1644210347 9781644210345
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020146901 Uk
Soul--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Mindfulness (Psychology)--Fiction.
Peace--Psychological aspects--Fiction.
Calmness--Fiction.
The lost soul / Olga Tokarczuk ; [illustrated by] Joanna Concejo ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. - 48 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
"Originally published in Polish by Wydawnictwo Format under the title Zgubiona dusza"--P. [3] of cover.
"'Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul--he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around him were flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math book that was covered in evenly spaced squares...' The Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remain patient, attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves together the voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the finely detailed pen-and-ink drawings of illustrator Joanna Concejo, who together create a parallel narrative universe full of secrets, evocative of another time. Here a man has forgotten what makes his heart feel full. He moves to a house away from all that is familiar to him to wait for his soul to return. The Lost Soul is a sublime album, a rare delicacy that will delight readers young and old. 'You must find a place of your own, sit there quietly and wait for your soul.'"--
Translated from the Polish.
1644210347 9781644210345
2020045960
GBC151178 bnb
020146901 Uk
Soul--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Mindfulness (Psychology)--Fiction.
Peace--Psychological aspects--Fiction.
Calmness--Fiction.