Gra na wielu bębenkach

short stories by Tokarczuk

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Gra na wielu bębenkach, translated as "Beating on Many Drums," is a collection of short stories by the acclaimed Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. Tokarczuk is known for her complex novels that explore diverse perspectives and mythologies, earning her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018. This collection, published in 2001, is part of her body of work that often features fragmented narratives and a unique narrative style.12

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Olga Tokarczuk
Novels and other works
…works from the 2000s include Gra na wielu bębenkach (2001; “Beating on Many Drums”), a book of short stories; Bieguni, a collection of vignettes of people in transit; and Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych (2009; Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead), an environmentalist murder mystery. She…
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…works from the 2000s include Gra na wielu bębenkach (2001; “Beating on Many Drums”), a book of short stories; Bieguni, a collection of vignettes of people in transit; and Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych (2009; Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead), an environmentalist murder mystery. She…
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