FromtheincomparablyoriginalPolishwriterOlgaTokarczuk,Flightsinterweavesreflectionsontravelwithanin-depthexplorationofthehumanbody,broachinglife,death,motion,andmigration.Chopin’sheartiscarriedbacktoWarsawinsecretbyhisadoringsister.AwomanmustreturntohernativePolandinordertopoisonherterminallyillhighschoolsweetheart,andayoungmanslowlydescendsintomadnesswhenhiswifeandchildmysteriouslyvanishduringavacationandjustassuddenlyreappear.Throughthesebrilliantlyimaginedcharactersandstories,interwovenwithhaunting,playful,andrevelatorymeditations,Flightsexploreswhatitmeanstobeatraveler,awanderer,abodyinmotionnotonlythroughspacebutthroughtime.Whereareyoufrom?Whereareyoucominginfrom?Whereareyougoing?wecalltothetraveler.Enchanting,unsettling,andwhollyoriginal,Flightsisamasterstoryteller’sanswer.
