According to the author, the style of writing arouses this fragmentary perception and conveys that the separate vignettes are part of something greater. According to Tokarczuk, this fragmentary form of storytelling, which she further explored in House of Day, House of Night (1998), is representative of the novel's perception of reality. The novel is divided into 60 short vignettes, each focusing on different fictional characters in different periods of time. It has been translated into many languages (published in English in Antonia Lloyd-Jones' translation by Twisted Spoon Press in 2009) and established Tokarczuk's international reputation as one of the most important representatives of Polish literature in her generation. The novel chronicles the lives of Prawiek's inhabitants over a period of eight decades, beginning in 1914. It is set in the fictitious village of Prawiek (Primeval) at the very heart of Poland, which is populated by some eccentric, archetypical characters. It is Tokarczuk's third novel and was highly successful. Primeval and Other Times ( Polish: Prawiek i inne czasy) is a fragmentary novel by Olga Tokarczuk, published by Wydawnictwo W.A.B.
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