BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story Hardback - 2024

by Olga Tokarczuk; Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)

Add to wish list

Reader reviews for The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

Write a review for this book

There are no reviews for this book yet. Be the first to write a review!

Your review will be anonymous unless you login or create an account first.

Overall rating
Remember: You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the condition of the specific copy you purchased!

Important Terms and Guidelines

  • Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
  • Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
  • Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
  • This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
  • Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
  • Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
  • Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
  • Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
  • Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
  • Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

"A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone ... elegant and genuinely unsettling." -The New York Times Book Review

Strange doings in and around a sanitarium expose the horrors that lie beneath the most hallowed ideas

September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz's Guesthouse for Gentlemen in the village of Grbersdorf, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: Monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone--or something--seems to be watching, attempting to infiltrate this cloistered world. Little does the newcomer realize, as he tries to unravel both the truths within himself and the mystery of the sinister forces beyond, that they have already chosen their next target.

A century after the publication of The Magic Mountain, Olga Tokarczuk revisits Thomas Mann territory and lays claim to it, with signature boldness, inventiveness, humor, and bravura.

Details

  • Title The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
  • Author Olga Tokarczuk; Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books
  • Publication date 2024-09-24
  • ISBN 9780593712948 / 0593712943
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 3.05 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Tuberculosis - Patients
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2024010569
  • Dewey Decimal Code 891.853

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/2024, Page 36
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/0001, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 07/19/2024, Page 4
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/15/2024, Page 0

About the author

Olga Tokarczuk is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker International Prize, among many other honors. She is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction, two collections of essays, and a children's book; her work has been translated into more than fifty languages.
Back to top↑

More Copies for Sale

Show all copies
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • Used
  • Good
  • Hardback
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
Evergreen Goodwill
Item price
A$4.51
A$5.86 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books, 9/24/2024 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 1.4173 in x 9.4488 in x 6.4173 in.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$4.51
A$5.86 Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

  • Used
  • Hardback
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
St. Vinnie's Charitable Books
Biblio Top Seller
Item price
A$8.79
A$5.86 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books. Used - Acceptable. PLEASE NOTE: FORMER LIBRARY COPY, MAY HAVE STICKERS AND INDENTIFYING STAMPS AND/OR MARKERS ON IT. BOOK EDGES AND PAGES ARE SHOWING COMMON YELLOWING DUE TO AGE. SOME PAGE EDGES HAVE INDENTS AND LIQUID STAINING. SOME PAGES HAVE DIRT AND LIQUID STAINS. Former Library book. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$8.79
A$5.86 Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
Wonder Book
Item price
A$10.26
A$5.86 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.26
A$5.86 Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • Used
  • Hardback
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
Ergodebooks
Item price
A$14.13
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books, 2024-09-24. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.20x1.10x9.30. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$14.13
Free Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • Used
  • Hardback
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
MEDIA ACCESS
Item price
A$16.25
A$5.86 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books, 2024-09-24. hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. SHIPPED in Custom Cardboard Boxes for Maximum protection.Clean, a new look to this copy.(free of notations, underlining and highlights, clean inside) Listing as 'Like New' and priced to be a good value!
Add to wish list
Item price
A$16.25
A$5.86 Delivery to USA
The Empusium : A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium : A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
Better World Books
Biblio Top Seller
Item price
A$16.79
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$16.79
Free Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • Used
  • Good
  • Hardback
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
1
Seller
Ausvora INC
Item price
A$16.98
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books, 2024-09-24. hardcover. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$16.98
Free Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • New
  • Hardback
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
6
Seller
Ergodebooks
Item price
A$28.68
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books, 2024-09-24. hardcover. New. 6.20x1.10x9.30. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$28.68
Free Delivery to USA
The Empusium
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium

by Tokarczuk, Olga,

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
5
Seller
GreatBookPrices
Item price
A$30.16
A$5.86 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
new.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$30.16
A$5.86 Delivery to USA
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Stock photo: cover may vary

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

by Tokarczuk, Olga

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780593712948 / 0593712943
Quantity available
48
Seller
Ambis Enterprises LLC
Item price
A$30.17
A$5.86 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Riverhead Books. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!
Add to wish list
Item price
A$30.17
A$5.86 Delivery to USA
Show all copies
Back to top↑

Please wait a moment while we load the requested page.