As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. 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. Tokarczuk's novel is funny, vivid, dangerous, and disturbing, and it raises some fierce questions about human behavior. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE "A brilliant literary murder mystery." - Chicago Tribune "Extraordinary.
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