Flights
International Booker Prize · 2018 · WinnerNobel Prize in Literature · 2018 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Booker Prize | 2018 | Winner |
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 2018 | Winner |
About This Book
A novel structured as a series of interconnected fragments exploring the theme of travel and the human body—its anatomy, its motion, and its meaning. Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2018 and widely regarded as Tokarczuk's masterwork in English translation.
About the Author
Olga TokarczukPolish
Olga Tokarczuk is a Polish writer, activist, and public intellectual born on January 29, 1962, in Sulechów, western Poland. Trained as a clinical psychologist at the University of Warsaw, she worked briefly as a psychotherapist before dedicating herself to literature. Influenced by Carl Jung, her writing features mythical tones, explorations of boundaries, and psychological depth. Read more →
