lost soul

There once was a man who had a lot to do and a lot to do quickly, but he had long ago left his soul far behind. He even gets by without a soul - he sleeps, eats, works, drives, and plays tennis. However, sometimes he felt that everything around him became flat, as if he was moving on a smooth, mathematical grid note paper, surrounded by omnipresent neat grids.

Once, I don't know if it was his first business trip. In a hotel, this person woke up in the middle of the night and felt that he couldn't breathe. He looked out the window, but he couldn't quite recognize where he was, because all the cities looked alike from the hotel window. He didn't quite know how he came here or why he came here.
Unfortunately, he also forgot his name...

This book is written by Olga, the winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. Olga Tokarczuk's first picture book won the Special Recommendation from the judges of the 2018 Bologna Ragazzi Prize for Story Books in Italy. This is a story that touches the depths of the human soul and makes people think about the necessity of "waiting patiently", "slowness", and "recovering the original intention". The process of translating the book's propositions into graphic narratives was a profound challenge to examine oneself, and the lost soul also contains love.

The author of this book’s illustrations is Yoanna. Joanna Concejo's painting style is poetic and beautiful, with a unique atmosphere that makes people stay in the pages of the book and forget their boredom. Her pictures are rich in philosophical thoughts, far-reaching artistic conception, and rich in literary narrative. It is a highly original and creative book. An inspiring picture book masterpiece.