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In this bitterly funny novel by the renowned Polish author Witold Gombrowicz, a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. Originally published in Poland in 1937, Ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Deemed scandalous and subversive by Nazis, Stalinists, and the Polish Communist regime in turn, the novel (...

First published aa a pseudonymous newspaper serial in 1939 in Warsaw, this "gothic novel" fits snugly within the requirements of the genre - an old castle, a tale of bad blood, ghastly apparitions. But it is also, recognizably, a vehicle for Gombrowicz's abiding themes: impersonation, the transmissibility of evil, the duality of sin within paired bodies, the cynicism of immaturity, the urge to murder. The story is set around a Polish country c...

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La primera edición íntegra de una de las principales obras del autor de Ferdydurke. Publicada bajo el seudónimo y en folletín de dos periódicos polacos durante el verano de 1939, Los hechizados fue interrumpida por la guerra y el exilio. El final del libro corresponde a los tres últimos capítulos que, perdidos hasta 1986, aparecen ahora por primera vez en castellano, y dotan a esta insólita novela de un sorprendente desenlace.

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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 ...

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Gombrowicz is one of the most original and gifted writers of the twentieth century: he belongs at the very summit, at the side of his kindred spirits, Kafka and Celine." The Washington Post

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A balloonist finds himself set upon by erotic lepers...a passenger on a ship notices a human eye on the deck...a group of aristocrats enjoy a vegetarian dish made from human flesh...a virginal young girl gnaws raw meat from a bone...a notorious ruffian is terrorized by a rat. Welcome to the bizarre universe of Witold Gombrowicz, whose legendary short story collection is presented here for the first time in English. These tales, hilarious, dist...

In this bitterly funny novel by the renowned Polish author Witold Gombrowicz, a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. Originally published in Poland in 1937, Ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Deemed scandalous and subversive by Nazis, Stalinists, and the Polish Communist regime in turn, the novel (...

Con esta novela emblemática comienza la Biblioteca Gombrowicz. Protagonizada por un héroe de 30 años que se transforma en un adolescente de 15, la novela es una sátira mordaz y terrible de la sociedad contemporánea.