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Witold Gombrowicz - Diary, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Diary

Av Witold Gombrowicz

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A single-volume edition of Diary, Gombrowicz’s acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored  Just before the outbreak of World War II, young Witold Gombrowicz left his home in Poland and set sail for South America.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:  “MondayMe.TuesdayMe.WednesdayMe.ThursdayMe.”  Gombrowicz’s Diary grew into a vast collection of essays, short notes, polemics, and confessions on myriad subjects—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.  Long out of print in English, Diary is now presented in a convenient single volume featuring a new preface by Rita Gombrowicz, the author’s widow and literary executor. This edition also includes ten previously unpublished pages from the 1969 portion of the diary.
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Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969) was a Polish-born writer of novels, short stories, and plays. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. Lillian Vallee, an instructor at Modesto Junior College, is an award-winning translator of literature from the Polish.

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“Ferdydurke is certainly a spontaneous work, but the Diary is even more so, and . . . even more rewarding.”—John Bayley, New York Review of Books“Get hold of Diary. If Gombrowicz is great—and he is—that is where his greatness lies.”—John Banville, New York Times“A heroic translation. . . . English-speaking readers can finally experience the Diary as Gombrowicz intended it—as a single, coherent work . . . his major creative endeavor.”—Ruth Franklin, New Yorker“Having this book in my hands, I felt a joy at the thought that strong personalities, like that of Gombrowicz, sooner or later find recognition thanks to the sheer intensity of their existence.”—Czeslaw Milosz, New York Times“If ever a life demanded a diary, this was one.”—Paul West, Washington Post

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