Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

'Darkly humorous, deadly serious, and with a quirky cast of characters that will stay with you forever, this is definitely not to be missed.' Dua Lipa

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

New York Times Readers Pick- 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
'A brilliant literary murder mystery.' Chicago Tribune

A subversive, entertaining noir novel from one of Poland's most important writers and the winner of the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead takes place in a remote Polish village, where Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. When members of a local hunting club are found murdered, she becomes involved in the investigation. Duszejko is reclusive, preferring the company of animals to people; she's unconventional, believing in the stars, and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is taken.

Filled with wonderful characters like Oddball, Big Foot, Black Coat, Dizzy and Boros, this subversive, entertaining noir novel, by 'one of Europe's major humanist writers' (Guardian), offers thought-provoking ideas on our perceptions of madness, injustice against marginalised people, animal rights, the hypocrisy of traditional religion, belief in predestination -- and getting away with murder.

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