Reviews round-up
The Empusium
by Olga Tokarczuk
3 of 4 critics positive
9 reviews: 3 positives, 1 mixed; 5 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“clear command of the horror genre”
Olga Tokarczuk’s clear command of the horror genre in The Empusium is an update of Magic Mountain
“a deft new take on the novel of ideas and convalescence”
Horror, myth and a feminist reworking of Thomas Mann: Olga Tokarczuk’s The Empusium defies classification
“hallucinogenic horrors”
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – hallucinogenic horrors
“may not be as compelling as her earlier works”
A Nobel-winning novelist offers a horror story to remember
Jenny Turner · Something Is Surviving: Olga Tokarczuk’s Mycophilia
A ‘Health Resort Horror Story’ From a Nobel Laureate (Published 2024)
Review | In Olga Tokarczuk’s ‘Empusium,’ women are scarce — or so it seems
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