"Once upon a time there was a man who worked very hardand very quickly, and who had left his soul far behind himlong ago. In fact his life was all right without his soul--he slept, ate, worked, drove a car and even playedtennis. But sometimes he felt as if the world around himwere flat, as if he were moving across a smooth page in amath book that was covered in evenly spaced squares...'The Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on ourcapacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remainpatient, attentive to the world. It is a story thatbeautifully weaves together the voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the finelydetailed pen-and-ink drawings of illustrator JoannaConcejo, who together create a parallel narrative universefull of secrets, evocative of another time. Here a man hasforgotten what makes his heart feel full. He moves to ahouse away from all that is familiar to him to wait forhis soul to return. The Lost Soul is a sublime album, arare delicacy that will delight readers young and old.'You must find a place of your own, sit there quietly andwait for your soul.'"-- Provided by publisher.