Tokarczuk, Olga

Olga Tokarczuk was born in 1962 in Sulechow near Zielona Gora, Poland. A recipient of all of Poland's top literary awards, she is one of the most critically acclaimed authors of her generation. Since the publication of her first book, a collection of poems, in 1989, Tokarczuk has published nine volumes of stories, novellas, and novels and one book-length essay. Her novels PRIMEVAL AND OTHER TIMES and House of Day, House of Night has been translated into English by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Tokarczuk is the recipient of the 2008 Nike Prize, Poland's national book award.