num_pages: 244
description: Singer's late novel, a magical and resonant fable, recreates the birth of the Polish nation. Through the compelling figure of Cybula, defeated leader of a tribe of hunter-gatherers, it explores the moment when prehistory dissolved into history, superstitions became tinged with skepticism, and men began to turn from many gods towards one god.
language: English
title: The King of the Fields
titlecomplete: The King of the Fields
genres: Fiction, American, Polish Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Poland, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 192
publisher: Penguin Classics