Fitzcarraldo Editions Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead | Contemporary Fiction | Paperback

Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk delivers a subversive and entertaining noir novel with Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead. This international edition explores deep philosophical themes through the lens of a compelling mystery set in a remote Polish village.

• A subversive noir novel by Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk.
• Features Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties who prefers the company of animals and believes in the stars.
• The narrative involves the investigation into the murders of members of a local hunting club.
• Offers thought-provoking ideas on madness, injustice against marginalized people, animal rights, religious hypocrisy, and predestination.
• Title is inspired by the poetry of William Blake.
• Caused a genuine political uproar in Tokarczuk’s native Poland.

This is the 1st Edition, published in English (with Polish elements noted in language data) in paperback format. The book contains 274 pages.

• Author: Olga Tokarczuk
• Translator: Antonia Lloyd-Jones
• Binding: Paperback
• Format: International Edition
• Publication Date: October 18, 2019
• ISBN-10: 1913097250
• ISBN-13: 978-1913097257
• Dimensions: 112 x 20 x 196mm
• Weight: 1.05 kg (1050g)

Dive into this existential thriller from one of Europe’s major humanist writers, praised by the Guardian.