The True Story of Jeffrey Waters and His Fathers
by Jul Łyskawa
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Captain Jeremy Hart opened the “Hart Woodworking” furniture workshop in the town of Copperfield in 1898. The business was later passed on to his son George and then grandson Ike. It was only his great-grandson and namesake, Jeremy, who escaped the family destiny. However, Jeremy didn’t entirely live a life free of wood working – he became a sculptor. He only created one piece of furniture, a table, but it was the most unusual table ever made … At the time, the women of the family were running a bar called Beautiful Mel’s, which was the hub of Copperfield’s social life, offering customers the world’s best cherry pie and the freshest gossip.
The mysterious Jeffrey Waters appears in this seemingly quiet town and soon finds himself on the front pages of newspapers and in FBI files. Journalists, academics, curious fans and soulful tree-huggers are drawn to Copperfield. Everyone wants to find out who Waters really is, who created him, and what his existence means for humanity and the future of the world …
The True Story of Jeffrey Waters and His Fathers is a novel unlike any other that has ever been written in Poland. Part family saga, part parody, part philosophical manifesto, it is above all fabulous entertainment and a true literary rollercoaster. The author expertly combines various conventions and genres, relishing in his creative power.
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Polityka Passport for Literature Award 2024 winner
Empik Discovery Award 2024 winner
Literary Prize of the City of Warsaw 2025 winner
Josepha Literature Prize 2025 winner
O!lśnienia by Onet Award 2025 nomination
Witold Gombrowicz Literay Prize 2025 longlist
Literary Prize of the Readers of Wielkopolska 2025 shortlist
Nike Literary Award 2025 longlist
Joseph Conrad Award 2025 shortlis
Reviews
This novel defies all attempts at classification […]. Łyskawa has appeared on the literary scene like a meteor with a story as unique and eclectic as David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest, but which holds the reader in perpetual suspense. It’s an endlessly entertaining novel. – Justyna Sobolewska, Polityka
This is a debut that astonishes with its epic scope. […] It’s a novel about art, love and family, full of twists, turns and surprising characters (such as a priest to whom the Virgin Mary appears in the form of a seal). It depicts American society in a manner that is satirical, humorous and, at times, very moving. – Aleksandra Pakieła, Vogue
Author Biography
Jul Łyskawa (b. 1984) is a graduate of the Institute of Polish Culture at the University of Warsaw. His prose has been published in Akant, Arteria and Ha!art. In 2024, his debut novel was published, The True Story of Jeffrey Waters and His Fathers (Prawdziwa historia Jeffreya Watersa i jego ojców), for which he received a Polityka Passport for Literature Award, an Empik Discovery Award, a Literary Prize of the City of Warsaw, Josepha Literature Prize and was nominated for numerous other awards.
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- Publisher Wydawnictwo Czarne
- Publication Date September 2024
- Orginal LanguagePolish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788381919647
- Publication Country or regionPoland
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 59.90 PLN
- Pages520
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitlePrawdziwa historia Jeffreya Watersa i jego ojców
- Original Language AuthorsPolish
- Edition1
- Copyright Year2023
- Dimensions13,3x21,5 cm
- Illustrationno
- Biblio Notesno
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