A beautifully illustrated meditation on the fullness of life for readers of all ages by by
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Olga Tokarczuk.Olga Tokarczuk s The Lost Soul an experimental
fable illustrated by Joanna Concejo and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones resonates with our
current moment. . . . What a striking and lovely material object it is. New York TimesThe
Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk and illustrator Joanna Concejo is a quiet meditation on happiness
following a busy man who loses his soul. . . It pours a childlike sense of wonder into a
once-upon-a-time tale that is already resonating with adults around the world. The Guardian The
Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves to
remain patient attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves together the
voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the finely detailed
pen-and-ink drawings of illustrator Joanna Concejo who together create a parallel narrative
universe full of secrets evocative of another time. Here a man has forgotten what makes his
heart feel full. He moves to a house away from all that is familiar to him to wait for his soul
to return. Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard and very quickly and who had
left his soul far behind him long ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul he slept
ate worked drove a car and even played tennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around
him were flat as if he were moving across a smooth page in a math book that was covered in
evenly spaced squares... from The Lost Soul The Lost Soul is a sublime album a rare delicacy
that will delight readers young and old. You must find a place of your own sit there quietly
and wait for your soul. Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award Special Mention 2018 Prix de
l'Union Internationale pour les Livres de Jeunesse (IBBY) The White Raven (IJB Munich) and
the ód Design Festival Award.
