Moving into the dark - Olga Tokarczuk on the current state of Poland

With her work, Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk has won the International Man Booker Prize. Many consider Olga Tokarczuk, author of eleven popularly and critically acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction, to be the most important Polish writer of her generation. She is also controversial in her home country. Her critical approach on Polish history, shedding a light on the darker chapters of the country, has led to smear campaigns by Polish politicans and right wing groups. Program editor Anne-Marijn Epker speaks with Tokarczuk about the Dutch edition of her latest work The Books of Jacob and we reflect together with Polish-Dutch journalist & writer Dore van Duivenbode on Tokarczuk’s fiction, life and current developments in Poland.
In her twelfth book, The Books of Jacob, Tokarczuk searches for Jacob Frank, a highly controversial historical figure and the leader of a mysterious, heretical Jewish splinter group that converted at different times to both Islam and Catholicism.
With a short introduction by Goska Diederen, member of the board of Stichting Literatura.
Anne-Marijn Epker
Moderator, program editor
Tim Wagemakers
program editor
Language
English
Livestream 2019-03-28
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[@LinusPlata]

The moderator should learn a thing or two about proper interview, like not interrupting too much. One can sense Olga felt it too at times, that's why at one point, she said, "Let me finish my thought."

[@FundacjaOlgiTokarczuk]

Wierzymy w swobodną wymianę myśli i inspiracji. Wierzymy w siłę literatury. Wymyślamy nowy świat.

[@suivezlesquais]

Thank you very much for sharing the recording on yt. Congratulations for Olga Tokarczuk!❤

[@jacekstaszczyk3479]

It was pure pleasure to listen to this illuminating conversation!

[@lydialovesblues]

The moderator of the event was extremely rude to Olga Tokarczuk and the other guests. This made it very difficult to listen to her interruptions when the person responding to her question could not complete a sentence.

[@bricabracxyz]

A very interesting interview which helps to contextualise the book.

[@ConsideringSilesia]

Thank you!

[@jcjasik2136]

“there is no Polish culture without Jewish culture” - kogo Olga reprezentuje? Jacob Frank, Shabbetai, ... ?

[@lislisser6036]

RATHER THE OPPOSITE, ORGINALY JEWS HAD NO CULTURE, NO MUSIC, NO PAINTING, NO THEATRE... NOTHING... THEY LEARNED FROM US

[@alangould7154]

@@lislisser6036 i'm glad to see that a month later no one bothered to answer u cuz u're so insane.

[@lislisser6036]

@@alangould7154 Judaism forbade art, educate yourself, that's all, people repeat bullshit they here on tv and repeat it on internet. You should know it yourselves the best, ask your rebbie... without Poland, Jews wouldn't survive... They mostly came back to western Europe, that expelled them before in XVIII century, while Poland was in times of wars...