Winner of the nobel prize in literature "A brilliant literary murder mystery." --Chicago tribune "Extraordinary. Tokarczuk's novel is funny, vivid, dangerous, and disturbing, and it raises some fierce questions about hum...Winner of the nobel prize in literature "A brilliant literary murder mystery." --Chicago tribune "Extraordinary. Tokarczuk's novel is funny, vivid, dangerous, and disturbing, and it raises some fierce questions about human behavior. My sincere admiration for her brilliant work." --annie proulx in a remote polish village, janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of william blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy warsaw residents.