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Witold Gombrowicz

    August 4, 1904 – July 24, 1969

    Witold Gombrowicz was a Polish novelist and dramatist whose works are notable for their deep psychological analysis, a sense of paradox, and an absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. His writings often explore themes of immaturity, the formation of identity through interactions with others, and an ironic examination of social roles. Though he gained fame only in the final years of his life, Gombrowicz is now regarded as a foremost figure in Polish literature, celebrated for his unique voice and provocative insights into human existence.

    Witold Gombrowicz
    Cosmos and Pornografia
    Ferdydurke
    Pornografia
    The Possessed
    Diary
    Diary. Volume 1
    • Diary. Volume 1

      • 232 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.4(20)Add rating

      Just before the outbreak of World War II, young Witold Gombrowicz left his home in Poland and set sail for South America. In 1953, still living as an expatriate in Argentina, he began his "Diary" with one of literature's most memorable openings. Gombrowicz's "Diary" grew to become a vast collection of essays, short notes, polemics, and confessions on myriad subjects ranging from political events to literature to the certainty of death. Not a traditional journal, "Diary" is instead the commentary of a brilliant and restless mind. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, this brilliant work compelled Gombrowicz's attention for a decade and a half until he penned his final entry in France, shortly before his death in 1969.

      Diary. Volume 1
    • Diary

      • 800 pages
      • 28 hours of reading
      4.3(39)Add rating

      A landmark autobiography written by a Polish expatriate living in Argentina is presented in a single-volume edition, now with previously unpublished pages restored. Original.

      Diary
    • The Possessed

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.8(106)Add rating

      A darkly funny and subversive Gothic horror novel by Poland's greatest modernist.

      The Possessed
    • Pornografia

      • 248 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.8(65)Add rating

      The book features a subtitle that provides additional context or thematic depth, along with a portion of the statement of responsibility that indicates the contributors or authors involved in its creation. This information enhances the reader's understanding of the book's focus and the expertise behind it.

      Pornografia
    • Ferdydurke

      • 290 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.7(330)Add rating

      The narrator, recently turned thirty, finds an inner conflict between his adolescent impulses and his desire to be socially accepted as a mature adult

      Ferdydurke
    • Cosmos and Pornografia

      Two Novels

      • 370 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Here are two major works by the famed Polish novelist and dramatist Witold Gombrowicz. The first, Cosmos, a metaphysical thriller, revolves around an absurd investigation. It is set in provincial Poland and narrated by a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who is charming and appalling by turns, and whose voice is dense with the richly palpable description that characterizes Gombrowicz's writing. The second, Pornografia, explores the sinister effect the young can have on the old. To serve their own secret eroticism, two aging intellectuals encourage a young couple to commit murder. Although the adolescents are the weapons used to commit the crime, the four become conspirators before the deed is done.

      Cosmos and Pornografia
    • Dramaty Wiotolda Gombrowicza w nowej, kolekcjonerskiej edycji W niniejszym tomie znajdują się wszystkie sztuki Witolda Gombrowicza: Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda Ślub Operetka A także nie dokończony dramat Historia , odnaleziony wśród pozostawionych przez Gombrowicza rękopisów.

      Dramaty
    • Ein Buch ohne Ende, ein Meisterwerk des Denkens und Beobachtens: Witold Gombrowicz' ›Tagebuch‹ gehört zu den bedeutendsten Beispielen dieses Genres.In seinen Aufzeichnungen setzt Witold Gombrowicz sich mit »einem Maximum an Frechheit« mit der Welt auseinander, sie sind der »Versuch einer extremen Revidierung der Kultur«. Die Reflexionen, Analysen, Paradoxien und Provokationen des eigensinnigen und äußerst gebildeten Denkers reizen den Leser zu Gelächter, Zustimmung und Nachdenken. Gombrowicz' Überlegungen zu philosophischen historischen und aktuellen Themen wie Marxismus, Katholizismus oder Homosexualität sind unerwartet und weisen auf verblüffende Zusammenhänge – sie sind aufschlussreiche Pamphlete gegen jedwede Lüge und Ideologie.

      Tagebuch 1953 - 1969