Opowiadania bizarne

short stories by Tokarczuk

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Opowiadania bizarne, translated as "Tales of the Bizarre," is a 2018 collection of short stories by Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. Tokarczuk is a celebrated Polish novelist known for her complex narratives that explore various centuries, locations, perspectives, and mythologies. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018 for her imaginative storytelling. The collection Opowiadania bizarne is one of her notable works, alongside her novels and other short story collections.12

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Olga Tokarczuk
Novels and other works
…Lost Soul), a children’s book; Opowiadania bizarne (2018; “Tales of the Bizarre”), a book of short stories; and Czuły narrator (2020; “The Tender Narrator”), a collection of essays and lectures. In 2024 she published Empuzjon (The Empusium), her first novel since winning the Nobel Prize. Set in a Polish sanitarium…
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…Lost Soul), a children’s book; Opowiadania bizarne (2018; “Tales of the Bizarre”), a book of short stories; and Czuły narrator (2020; “The Tender Narrator”), a collection of essays and lectures. In 2024 she published Empuzjon (The Empusium), her first novel since winning the Nobel Prize. Set in a Polish sanitarium…
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