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Olga Tokarczuk: books and prizes

Olga Tokarczuk is a Polish author who studied psychology at the University of Warsaw and lives in Wrocław. Flights, translated by Jennifer Croft, won the Man Booker International Prize in 2018. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018, received in 2019.^1,3

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1993The Journey of the Book-People^2,1Podróż ludzi KsięgiDebutnovel
2. 1996Primeval and Other Times^2,1Prawiek i inne czasyEnglish translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones 2010novel
3. 1997Szafa²short stories
4. 1998House of Day, House of Night²Dom dzienny, dom nocnyEnglish translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones 2002novel
5. 2001Playing Many Drums^2,5Gra na wielu bębenkachshort stories
6. 2004Ostatnie historie²novel
7. 2007Flights^2,3,5BieguniEnglish translation by Jennifer Croft 2017novel
8. 2009Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead^2,3Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłychEnglish translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones 2018novel
9. 2014The Books of Jacob^2,1Księgi Jakubowenovel
10. 2018Bizarre Stories²Opowiadania bizarneshort stories

Prizes

1. 2008Nike Literary Award^5,6For Flights
2. 2015Nike Literary Award^5,6For The Books of Jacob
3. 2018Man Booker International Prize³For Flights, shared with translator Jennifer Croft
4. 2018Nobel Prize in Literature^1,4For Body of work, received in 2019

Sources

1. Nobel Prize Outreach, Olga Tokarczuk, Facts, Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. Nobel Prize Outreach, Olga Tokarczuk, Bio-bibliography, Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 (accessed 2026-10-28)
3. The Booker Prizes, Olga Tokarczuk, The Booker Prizes author page (accessed 2026-10-28)
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Olga Tokarczuk, Encyclopaedia Britannica (accessed 2026-10-28)
5. Fundacja Olgi Tokarczuk, Olga Tokarczuk, Olga Tokarczuk Foundation (accessed 2026-10-28)
6. dzieje.pl, Muzeum Historii Polski, Olga Tokarczuk laureatka Nike (4 October 2015)