"Eternity and Other Times" by Olga Tokarczuk (Poland) Publisher: Sichuan People's Publishing House

Introduction
The new Nobel Prize winner in Literature, the International Booker Prize winner,
The famous work of Olga Tokarczuk, the queen of Polish literature
A fragmented novel of magical realism.
Eighty-four fragments of time,
Collage together the colorful dream of history.
◎ Editor's Recommendation
☆ The author Olga Tokarczuk is the winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature (awarded in October 2019), and this book is her famous work.
☆ It has been translated into 22 languages ​​in 20 years and published 108 times worldwide. It is a national novel included in the Polish middle school textbooks and a well-received work that has impressed critics.
☆ The story centers on a fictional town at the center of the universe and a chess game box that contains the mystery of creation. The novel collages a colorful dream of history with eighty-four fragments of time by constantly changing perspectives.
☆ Taikoo is a place whose four borders are guarded by four angels. There are a landlord who is obsessed with toys, a lonely stamp collector who is obsessed with his work, a girl who touches the boundaries of time and space, an old woman who is at odds with the moon, as well as angels, water ghosts, pugs, and even coffee grinders... This is a masterpiece that writes about the history of Eastern Europe for a hundred years with magical realism, and it is also a nursery rhyme that reflects human nature and comforts the soul.
☆ It is about the dignity of ordinary people in special times, about love, desire and vain loss, about the fate that has already been written and the soul that breaks free from the shackles.
◎ Introduction
"Eternity and Other Times" is the masterpiece of Olga Tokarczuk, a famous contemporary Polish writer. The novel has 84 chapters, each named "xxx time", telling stories of various characters, even animals, plants and things in the ancient times from different perspectives: a girl touching the border of the world, a landlord addicted to puzzle games, a lonely housewife, an old woman cursing the moon, and even angels, water ghosts, pugs, mycelium, small coffee grinders... The life stories of three generations reflect the turbulent historical destiny of Poland in the 20th century.
Taigu is a place located at the center of the universe. Its four borders are guarded by four angels. The world outside Taigu does not exist. People who think they have walked out of Taigu are actually standing on the border and dreaming that they have walked into the outside world. When they wake up, they go home and regard their dreams as memories. The borders will also give birth to existing people, as if they came from the outside world...

◎ Media Recommendation
Her narrative, rich in encyclopedic passion and imagination, represents a form of life that transcends boundaries.
—— The Swedish Academy, the Nobel Prize in Literature selection organization
This book deeply touches the readers' hearts, especially the brand-new presentation of 20th century Poland is eye-opening.
——The Economist
In this epic novel, Olga Tokarczuk uses magical realism to create a world that is both permeated with ancient mythology and firmly rooted in the present.
——Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The prose style of "Eternal Time and Other Times" has a powerful soothing effect. Quiet and powerful, this is a story that will linger in your mind.
——"World Literature Today"
This book interweaves folk tales, epics, myths and scenes of Polish life to form a world full of symbols and metaphors, allowing people to calmly reflect on life, love and meaning.
——Recommendation for the top ten best books on translation by China Times Open Book Weekly

◎ Award record
★ The author won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature (awarded in 2019)
★ Won the 1997 Polish authoritative literary award "Nike Prize"
★ Won the 1996 Polish Paszport Polityki Award (annual award selected by Poland's largest weekly paper Polityka)
★ Won the 1997 Polish Kościelski Prize (an independent literary award founded in 1962)
★ Won the title of "Top Ten Books in Translation" by China Times Open Book Weekly in 2003