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
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impermanence ⓘ mobility in modern life ⓘ nomadism ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
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philosophical reflections ⓘ short stories ⓘ vignettes ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
fragmentary
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fiction and essay
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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
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non-chronological ⓘ |
| subject |
anatomists
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pilgrims ⓘ scientists ⓘ travelers ⓘ |
| theme |
bodies
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displacement ⓘ human anatomy ⓘ identity ⓘ mortality ⓘ movement ⓘ time ⓘ transience ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationTitle | Flights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translator | Jennifer Croft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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