The New Yorker, August 5 & 12, 2019 Issue:
Olga Tokarczuks Novels Against Nationalism
In the face of the Polish governments rightist
dogma, the countrys preëminent writer explores
its history of ethnic intermingling.
Ruth Franklin, author of the Tokarcsuk profile,
seems unable to avoid diminishing individuals by
lumping them into thoughtless, demeaning categories of the vaporous market.
"Tokarczuk is based in Wrocaw, in the southwest
of Poland. She was in Warsaw not only for the
book fair but also for a literary festival,
called Apostrof, which took place at the
Universal Theatre, a headquarters of sorts for
intellectuals and artists. This year Tokarczuk
was a guest curator, organizing a weeklong series
of symposiums featuring leading Polish writers and intellectuals."
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