by Olga Tokarczuk
Very funny, very dark, this book is loosely based on The Magic Mountain but is set in Silesia at the same time as the former book.
The characters are sympathetically drawn and, being half the length, we do not have so much philosophising. There is still some!
The subtitle refers to a horror story that does unfold gently as the book goes on and explodes at the end of the novel in a scene with gothic overtones!
A very enjoyable read 8.5/10
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