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Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz, danuta borchardt kirkus. His first novel, ferdydurke, with its existential themes and a daring use of surrealistic techniques, became a literary sensation in warsaw. A wonderfully subversive, selfabsorbed, hilarious book. Gombrowicz is simply too wayout, too idiosyncratic and vertiginous for your typical british mug and even kafka seems to be a fossilized bore compared to him. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz, 2000, yale university press edition, in english ferdydurke. 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. In 2000, yale university press published the first direct translation from the original polish. A singlevolume edition of diary, gombrowicz s acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored just before the outbreak of world war ii, young witold gombrowicz left his home in poland and set sail for south america. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. In this bitterly funny novel a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childi. Ferdydurke is translated here directly from the polish for the first time. Witold gombrowicz is the author of a guide to philosophy in six hours and fifteen minutes, transatlantyk, cosmos, and pornografia, the first three available from yale university press. Witold gombrowicz s most popular book is ferdydurke. Ferdydurke and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
My undertaking here is to follow gombrowicz s stricture and engage him mano a mano. Pornografias narrator, an author named witold gombrowicz, meets a swarthy and overly formal man named fyderyk at a warsaw house party, and the two soon become engaged in a business of a dubious if not downright criminal. Two years after its publication russian invaded poland and turned it into a communist country. Indeed, having produced twenty books on the lives of beekeepers, one can be immortalizedbut what. An introduction to the life and work of polish writer. The seamless manipulation of perspectives and non sequitur of plot had me floored every time i came across them. Think kafka translated by groucho marx, with commentaries. Pdf ferdydurke book by witold gombrowicz free download. Witold gombrowicz 19041969 wrote three other novels, transatlantyk, pornografia, and cosmos, which together with his plays and his threevolume diary have been translated into more than thirty languages. The place is poland, in the early years of the german occupation. Long banned in its authors native poland, this highspirited satire first published in 1937, and now available in a first unabridged english translation on the regimentation that gombrowicz 190469 foresaw as the destructive storm then approaching europe has since been acclaimed as a modernist masterpiece. See all books authored by witold gombrowicz, including ferdydurke, and cosmos and pornografia. This is the first english translation of witold gombrowicz s diary, the most polish and the most universal of his works.
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Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format. The first edition of the novel was published in 1965, and was written by witold gombrowicz. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke. Danuta borchardt has translated several works by witold. Volume two explores a more personal and intimate side of gombrowicz in his adopted country of argentina. Milan kundera ferdydurke, nietzscheci diyebilecegim birkac romandan birisi ve kesinlikle tek komik romandir, eger boyle bir tanimlama yapilabilirse. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. But it is owing to the popularization of sartrean concepts that this aspect of my book has been better understood and assimilated. Witold gombrowiczs most popular book is ferdydurke. There is nothing that the mature hate more, there is nothing that disgusts them more, than immaturity writes gombrowicz in this comic masterpiece of polish literature. John updike a wonderfully subversive, selfabsorbed, hilarious book. Witold gombrowicz has been described as the ultimate writers writer, with the thought behind his work linking him to philosophers roland barthes and jeanpaul sartre.
Ferdydurke yi, proustun olumunden sonra yazilmis uc veya dort buyuk romandan birisi olarak goruyorum. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Not that this is an event worth mentioning in general, but the point to be made is that the world of translation offers room for all kinds of mischief and sloppiness. Ferdydurke the margellos world republic of letters gombrowicz, witold, borchardt, danuta. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz, 2000, yale university press edition, in english ferdydurke 2000 edition open library. Buy the paperback book ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz at indigo.
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Gombrowicz uses firstperson narrative in his novels, with the exception of opetani. Ferdydurke, among its centrifugal charms, includes some of the truest and funniest literary satire in print. He wrote four novels, transatlantyk, cosmos, pornografia, and ferdydurke, which, together with his plays and his three. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, antinationalist flavor. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz 9780300181678 paperback. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz has finally been properly translated into english.
Danuta borchardt deftly captures gombrowiczs playful and idiosyncratic style, and she allows english speakers to experience fully the masterpiece of a writer whom milan kundera describes as one of the great novelists of our century. Danuta borchardt a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. The first book i read by gombrowicz was pornografia and, though i enjoyed it, ferdydurke surpasses it by far. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Ferdydurke 2000 read online free book by witold gombrowicz. Witold gombrowicz books list of books by author witold. Tuesday morning i awoke at that pale and lifeless hour when night is almost gone but dawn has not yet come into its own. Be prepared to embrace your immaturity as gombrowicz attacks socalled maturity and exposes it as a fraud in this story about an aspiring author. In 1953, still living as an expatriate in argentina, he began his diary with one of literatures most memorable openings. Aug 11, 2000 gombrowicz is simply too wayout, too idiosyncratic and vertiginous for your typical british mug and even kafka seems to be a fossilized bore compared to him. He is the author of ferdydurke, transatlantyk, pornografia, and cosmos, as well as plays, stories, and his diary. Danuta borchardt a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to. Buy ferdydurke reprinted ed by witold gombrowicz isbn.
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This acclaimed book by witold gombrowicz is available at in several formats for your ereader. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz. Gombrowicz, son of a wealthy lawyer, studied law at warsaw university and philosophy and economics in paris. The first english translation of ferdydurke, by eric mosbacher, was published in 1961. We must admire the courage of danuta borchardt who offers us the first english text of the novel that is taken directly from the polish and that.
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