Flights

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Flights is a fragmentary, philosophical novel by Polish author Olga Tokarczuk that weaves together stories and reflections on travel, human anatomy, and the nature of transience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Olga Tokarczuk NERFINISHED
awarded Man Booker International Prize NERFINISHED
awardYear 2018
countryOfOrigin Poland
exploresConcept cartography of the body
impermanence
mobility in modern life
nomadism
genre experimental fiction
novel
philosophical fiction
hasMetafictionalElements true
hasPart essays
philosophical reflections
short stories
vignettes
literaryMovement contemporary literature
narrativeForm fragmentary
nonlinear
notableFor blend of fiction and essay
innovative narrative structure
philosophical meditations on travel
originalLanguage Polish NERFINISHED
originalPublicationLanguage Polish
originalTitle Bieguni NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2007
publisher Wydawnictwo Literackie NERFINISHED
setting various locations around the world
structure interlinked fragments
non-chronological
subject anatomists
pilgrims
scientists
travelers
theme bodies
displacement
human anatomy
identity
mortality
movement
time
transience
travel
translatedInto English NERFINISHED
translationTitle Flights NERFINISHED
translator Jennifer Croft NERFINISHED

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Olga Tokarczuk notableWork Flights