Description
This Czech-language novel by Polish writer Agnieszka Szpila may strike many readers as a revelation. Her openness, anger and characteristic audacity can be disconcerting, yet the novel’s place among the twenty books nominated for the prestigious NIKE literary award in 2022 shows that it captured the attention of Polish critics and many Polish readers. Two stories run through the book, one set in the present and the other in the Middle Ages. Both feature striking female characters: Anna Šibnerová, the chief executive of a major company, and Mathilde Spalt, known as Zemitá, who spreads the teachings of the Old Maid. The novel is a feminist manifesto calling for radical change and a new sexuality. Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk has described it as a book-torpedo.
Information
Author: Szpila Agnieszka
Language: Czech
Publication date: April 17, 2026
Manufacturer: EUROMEDIA GROUP, a.s.
Genres: Novels, Books, Fiction, World fiction
Type: Hardcover book
Pages: 368
ISBN/EAN: 9788020723437