Mr Distinctive

A gorgeously illustrated picture book for young adults and adults by Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk and illustrator Joanna Concejo, creators of the internationally recognized bestselling picture book “The Lost Soul” (published in more than 25 languages).

In “Mr Distinctive”, Tokarczuk and Concejo offer a biting social critique with a story of obsession and narcissism, and social media addiction, the lengths some people will go in order to save face—literally.

Mr Distinctive is very pleased with himself. He loves to take selfies with his super phone. He posts countless images of himself that are shared all over the internet. But one day he notices to his horror that his features have faded and his face has changed into a blur. With every new photo Mr Distinctive’s distinctiveness dwindles.

In this story we are in a fictional world that’s deceptively similar to the one we really live in where it’s all about “me, me, me!”, there’s an obsession with personal appearance and self-promotion, happiness is an imperative, and the cult of youth rules. Will we emerge from this world alive and well?