![]() ![]() Hence, the term “pilgrim.” From the very first vignette, when the narrator states, 'I realize I am stuck," travelers differ in their degree of being encumbered by things that pin them down, like the frog the narrator once dissected (2). ![]() ![]() But one of the overarching themes, like the epic journey of the hero Odysseus in “the Odyssey” which the writer alludes to in several vignettes, the real traveler does not go on mere vacations of circular trips, living lives of repetition, but instead is constantly in motion, going forward through linear time in a form of quest. These snapshots of journeys are the results of a collection of curiosities.Īs each vignette takes the reader winding through time and space-or as the Tokarczuk describes-the archipelago of time, the reader is introduced to fellow pilgrims who vary in their pursuits, with many turning their explorations inward into the human anatomy. Themes of these vignettes involve motion versus stasis, the human body, and the passage of time. Riverhead Books, 2018.įlights is a novel comprised of 116 vignettes loosely interconnected through travel and escape from encumbrance. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Tokraczuk, Olga. ![]()
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