In Olga Tokarczuk’s ‘Empusium,’ women are scarce — or so it seems
The Nobel Prize winner’s newly translated novel is set at a European sanatorium on the eve of World War I.
Has Olga Tokarczuk Been Struck by the Nobel Curse?
Her latest novel, The Empusium, is more focused on dictating a salient political message than pushing the bounds of art.
Fiction: ‘The Empusium’ by Olga Tokarczuk
In a 2022 interview, the Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk said that she returns to it every few years. “It’s interesting to see a ...
spectator.com.au6 天
Mysteries and misogyny: The Empusium, by Olga Tokarczuk, reviewed
Nothing is ever quite as it seems in the world of Olga Tokarczuk. Her latest novel starts with an epigraph taken from ...
Wall Street Journal7 天
Fiction: ‘The Empusium’ by Olga Tokarczuk
With her novel “The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story,” Ms. Tokarczuk—like Mann, a recipient of the Nobel Prize—has fashioned a fictional response to “The Magic Mountain.” ...
The Big Issue11 天
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
The Empusium explores similar themes to Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain, blending horror, comedy and feminism with brilliant ...
The Rabbi Puzzle
Ceremonial dinner in an “Uncut Gems” scene ...
The Saturday Paper6 天
Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones) The Empusium
Inventories, chronicles, lists and the literary archive are always present. Tokarczuk’s latest novel, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story, translated into English by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, ...