Polish Nobel laureate, Olga Tokarczuk, met with the King of Sweden. The meeting took place due to the ceremony related to the presentation of the award to the Polish woman at the gala ceremony. During the ceremonial reception, Olga Tokarczuk had the opportunity to talk with the king of Sweden. During the conversation, she raised, among other things, the problem of hunting animals. She tried to persuade the monarch of Sweden to ban this practice. Olga Tokarczuk says very warmly about the conversation with the king: “He is a very nice and intelligent man. Our conversation was conducted in a very nice atmosphere."
Olga Tokarczuk is not sure whether she finally managed to convince the King of Sweden to give up hunting. She explained this by the fact that Swedes have a great love for hunting, which is related to their national tradition. Therefore, she is not sure whether her arguments will ultimately convince the ruler of Sweden to ban hunting. However, he admits that in many respects the king admitted her right. She also noted that he used claims about controlling nature as counter-arguments.
Olga Tokarczuk at a meeting with the king of Sweden
Poland Nobel Prize winner, Olga Tokarczuk, has written many novels. In each of them, he writes about important things, regarding issues that are important to Poles and which they do not like to talk about. Her latest novel, The Books of Jacob, is moving the topic of multiculturalism in Poland. Tokarczuk describes the relationships of Poles and their attitude towards "strangers" with his unique sensitivity. In turn, in the novel "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead", Tokarczuk draws the reader's attention to issues related to hunting and caring for nature. Due to her original writing style, combining simplicity and intellectual depth, Tokarczuk has already been awarded many times, including the Polityka Passport and Nike Literary Award. The Nobel Prize is an award that will permanently mark the author in the canon of Polish literary authors.
Website with information about the author: https://www.tokarczuk.wydawnictwoliterackie.pl/
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