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The Lost Soul

von 5 - 99 J.
BuchGebunden
48 Seiten
Englisch
Seven Stories Presserschienen am23.02.2021
A beautifully illustrated meditation on the fullness of life for readers of all ages by by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Olga Tokarczuk.

"Olga Tokarczuk s The Lost Soul, an experimental fable illustrated by Joanna Concejo and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, resonates with our current moment. . . . What a striking, and lovely, material object it is." New York Times

"The Lost Soul, by Olga Tokarczuk and illustrator Joanna Concejo, is a quiet meditation on happiness, following a busy man who loses his soul. . . It pours a childlike sense of wonder into a once-upon-a-time tale that is already resonating with adults around the world." The Guardian

The Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remain patient, attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves together the voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the finely detailed pen-and-ink drawings of illustrator Joanna Concejo, who together create a parallel narrative universe full of secrets, evocative of another time. Here a man has forgotten what makes his heart feel full. He moves to a house away from all that is familiar to him to wait for his soul to return.

"Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around him were flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math book that was covered in evenly spaced squares... " from The Lost Soul

The Lost Soul is a sublime album, a rare delicacy that will delight readers young and old.

"You must find a place of your own, sit there quietly and wait for your soul."

Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, Special Mention 2018, Prix de l'Union Internationale pour les Livres de Jeunesse (IBBY), The White Raven (IJB Munich), and the ód Design Festival Award.
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KlappentextA beautifully illustrated meditation on the fullness of life for readers of all ages by by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Olga Tokarczuk.

"Olga Tokarczuk s The Lost Soul, an experimental fable illustrated by Joanna Concejo and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, resonates with our current moment. . . . What a striking, and lovely, material object it is." New York Times

"The Lost Soul, by Olga Tokarczuk and illustrator Joanna Concejo, is a quiet meditation on happiness, following a busy man who loses his soul. . . It pours a childlike sense of wonder into a once-upon-a-time tale that is already resonating with adults around the world." The Guardian

The Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remain patient, attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves together the voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the finely detailed pen-and-ink drawings of illustrator Joanna Concejo, who together create a parallel narrative universe full of secrets, evocative of another time. Here a man has forgotten what makes his heart feel full. He moves to a house away from all that is familiar to him to wait for his soul to return.

"Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around him were flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math book that was covered in evenly spaced squares... " from The Lost Soul

The Lost Soul is a sublime album, a rare delicacy that will delight readers young and old.

"You must find a place of your own, sit there quietly and wait for your soul."

Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, Special Mention 2018, Prix de l'Union Internationale pour les Livres de Jeunesse (IBBY), The White Raven (IJB Munich), and the ód Design Festival Award.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-64421-034-5
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2021
Erscheinungsdatum23.02.2021
Erstverkaufstag23.02.2021
Seiten48 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht389 g
IllustrationenFULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR
Artikel-Nr.56290727

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"This recipe for the quiet life of home is an anodyne for the feelings of stress, insecurity, angst and loss that today afflict most of us. Even imagining the fairy tale 'small cottage at the edge of the city' will soothe readers and their listeners. The tender illustrations offer fine details that sink deep into the memory." Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain

Olga Tokarczuk s simple words and Joanna Concejo s tender images tell a story we need to hear and see now in our brutal present the parable of a soul lost and found. Siri Hustvedt, author of Memories of the Future

"The Lost Soul is a treasure. Tokarczuk and Concejo offer their readers another way to see the velocity of days, the grace in waiting, and time itself. Turning Concejo s pages of wonderful drawings gave me a much-needed pause, and a reassuring perspective on loss, patience, and reward." Leanne Shapton, author of Guestbook

"Nobel Prize winning Polish novelist Tokarczuk (Flights) teams up with artist Concejo for an elegant, meditative parable about isolation and redemption. The minimal text opens with Once upon a time and describes John, a workaholic businessman in existential crisis who feels as if the world around him were flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math exercise book, entirely covered in evenly spaced squares. As he loses all sense of identity, a wise doctor diagnoses his spiritual malaise: The world is full of people running about in a hurry... and their lost souls always left behind. John decides to cease his frantic lifestyle in the hope that he and his soul can reunite. Tokarczuk s poetic sensibility matches perfectly with Concejo s hushed, evocative drawings, which comment abstractedly on the story, depicting humans in Hopper-esque isolation from each other and the natural world, until they eventually interact and integrate. As they do, the monochromatic pencils gradually incorporate rich hues of green and orange, representing life again in balance. This sincere collaboration invites readers to reflect upon existential themes on their own terms. It s a soothing balm for tense, jagged times." --Publishers Weekly

"A collaboration between two masters, one a writer and the other an artist. It s the story of a man who feels his life has lost meaning, and we follow his voyage through a mysterious and haunting inner world. Lydia McOscar, Brookline Booksmith
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