The Tale of the Serpent's Heart
core novel 2019 The Tale of the Serpent's Heart
Record
| Original title | Baśń o wężowym sercu albo wtóre słowo o Jakóbie Szeli |
|---|---|
| First published | 2019 |
| Original language |  PL |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.06 (3,868 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 464 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9788367845274 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Tale of the Serpent's Heart
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Radek Rak
Awards (verified)
- Nike Literary Award (Fiction), 2020: won; Poland's most prestigious general literary award, not genre-specific.
- Jerzy Zuławski Literary Award (Main Prize), 2020: won; Confirmed via the award's own official site.
Notes
- Standalone novel; no sequel. Blends folk-tale/mythic fantasy with the historical 1846 Galician peasant uprising, per this project's existing genre-boundary-transparency practice for a work that sits between fantasy and historical/magical-realist fiction (critical consensus, including the author's own description of himself as a 'twórca fantastyki', treats it as fantasy).
Sources
- Publisher listing: Baśń o wężowym sercu
- Encyclopedic overview: Radek Rak
- News report: 2020 Nike Literary Award winner
- Award body's own site: 2020 Jerzy Zuławski Award winner
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