The best Olga Tokarczuk books
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Flights · The Books of Jacob · Primeval and Other Times. (Updated Jun 7, 2026.)
Where to start reading the Nobel laureate and what to read next: novels and stories recommended by readers and bookshops.
Automatically translated (original in Polski). See the original
Top 13
-
1
Flights
2007. Nike Award and International Booker; the most common first recommendation.
-
2
The Books of Jacob
2014. Her magnum opus about Jacob Frank; her second Nike Award.
-
3
Primeval and Other Times
1996. A village that holds the whole 20th century.
-
4
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
2009. Her most accessible book: a crime novel with a striking heroine.
-
5
House of Day, House of Night
1998. A tale of Nowa Ruda and its people.
-
6
The Empusium
2022. A health-resort horror story in Görbersdorf.
-
7
The Tender Narrator
2020. Essays and her Nobel lecture.
-
8
The Journey of the Book-People
1993. Her debut novel.
-
9
E.E.
1995. A girl with the gift of clairvoyance.
-
10
Szafa
1997. Three stories.
-
11
Playing on Many Drums
2001. Nineteen stories.
-
12
Ostatnie historie
2004. Three women and death.
-
13
Bizarre Stories
2018. Strange tales on the edge of the fantastic.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
Is something missing?
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first!