Be prepared to embrace your immaturity as gombrowicz attacks socalled maturity and exposes it as a fraud in this story about an aspiring author who is reduced to back to his childish teenage. Wspieraj legalne zrodla zamiast strony typu chomikuj. The main characters of this fiction, european literature story are. Witold gombrowicz archivos descargar libros pdf gratis. Free download or read online ferdydurke pdf epub book. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Download and read cosmos witold gombrowicz cosmos witold gombrowicz title type cosmos witold gombrowicz pdf diary ebook witold. Gombrowicz, witold subjects authors fiction polish fiction teenage boys fiction.
Any description of the book will fall short of encapsulating it as the. Since mashups are popular now, imagine a combination of kafka particularly the trial, voltaire, and francois rabelais. For that, the recent reedition of lillian vallees translation, out of print. I had, however, never got around to having a go at cosmos. Last years publication of kronos advertised by the publisher and the media as gombrowiczs intimate diary and the discussions this book has initiated offer an excellent opportunity to revisit what might be termed the authors public diary. Ferdydurke is a novel by the polish writer witold gombrowicz, published in 1937. John updikea wonderfully subversive, selfabsorbed, hilarious book. The first edition of the novel was published in 1937, and was written by witold gombrowicz.
Ferdydurke the margellos world republic of letters. Ferdydurke was published by yale university press on 11 august 2000. 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. Because he was a leftist, bisexual, and anticlerical who defied all party lines, his books were banned in communist poland. Two years after its publication russian invaded poland and turned it into a communist country. His novels and plays include ferdydurke 1937, transatlantyk 1953, slub 1953, kosmos 1965, and pornografia 1966. Audience adult summary a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness.
He studied law at the university of warsaw but abandoned his career to pursue his literary interests. I would submit there is simply not enough of gombrowicz in this effort, or a tooyoung edition of the man. Witold gombrowicz 19041969, was a polish novelist and playwright. Under the heading fragments of a diary, the magazine published gombrowiczs provocative, idiosyncratic, highly personal musings from 1953 until. The narrator of ferdydurke is a struggling writer who is trapped by a reactionary professor, given the bottom of a schoolboy, and sent back to school. 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. 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.
The seamless manipulation of perspectives and non sequitur of plot had me floored every time i came across them. 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. The first book i read by gombrowicz was pornografia and, though i enjoyed it, ferdydurke surpasses it by far. Cover of original release of ferdydurke, 19371938 cover drawing by bruno schulz picture source. Ferdydurke was his first novel and he published this in 1937 when he was 33 years old. Fantastical and absurd with strong links to existentialism, structuralism and satire, he has been hailed by milan kundera as one of the 20th centurys great novelists and one of its most profound by john updike.
G65 2004 190dc22 2004005687 a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. This study guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ferdydurke. An introduction to the life and work of polish writer. It has nonetheless remained one of the most influential works of twentiethcentury european literature. Witold gombrowicz was born in 1904 into the landed gentry and died in 1969, not having seen poland for thirty years. We live in an era of violent changes, of accelerated development, in which settled forms are breaking under lifes pressure. Witold gombrowiczs most popular book is ferdydurke. Deemed scandalous and subversive by nazis, stalinists. Descargar epub gratis del autor witold gombrowicz espaebook.
Psychological observations are presented on a fantastic, grotesque plane. 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 is a modernist satire to be read by serious students of 20th c. The family he lodges with has a daughter who is a perfect modern schoolgirl, with thighs to match, and with whom he engages in a struggle to. Witold marian gombrowicz august 4, 1904 in maloszyce, near kielce, congress poland, russian empire july 24, 1969 in vence, ne. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz has finally been properly translated into english. After university and a year in paris, gombrowicz settled upon his vocation, becoming the center of his own small circle in warsaw literary. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz the 381st greatest. A guide to philosophy in six hours and fifteen minutes witold gombrowicz. There, in a comedy of pedagogy, he is caught up in the conflict between the boy and the adolescent. European literature, but while its innovative form engages the intellect it doesnt go beyond to plumb any depths of human experience.
Ive been a fan of the work of acclaimed polish author witold gombrowicz for some time, having read and enjoyed his amusing philosophical novels pornografia and ferdydurke more than once. We live in an era of violent changes, of accelerated development, in which settled forms are. These, along with his plays and his diary, have been translated into more than thirty languages. Poland subsequently banned this book so gombrowicz hid in argentina and france. Witold marian gombrowicz august 4, 1904 july 24, 1969 was a polish writer and playwright. If i could give this book a higher rating than five stars i would.
He is the author of ferdydurke, transatlantyk, pornografia, and cosmos, as well as plays, stories, and his diary. Witold gombrowicz, born august 4, 1904, maloszyce, russian empire now in polanddied july 25, 1969, vence, france, polish novelist and playwright whose works were forerunners of the theatre of the absurd gombrowiczs family were prosperous members of the gentry. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Considered one of polands foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, gombrowiczs novels and plays have been translated into many languages. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format.
Ferdydurkea grotesque image of contemporary society that shocked the reading publicgombrowicz visited argentina, where he became stranded during and after world war ii. It turns out something akin to this combination has already been done in ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz. Its too impenetrable, too zany, too dated, was the impression. Gombrowicz himself wrote of his novel that it is not. Witold gombrowicz article about witold gombrowicz by the. Gombrowicz, witold 19041969 gombrowicz, a polish novelist, was a masterful prose stylist. Pdf ferdydurke book by witold gombrowicz free download.
Witold gombrowicz witold gombrowicz 19041969 is considered the most remarkable polish prose writer of the 20th century. Ferdydurke is one of best books released on 2000, this book written by witold gombrowicz whom known as an author and have wrote many interesting books with great story telling. Witold gombrowicz writing styles in ferdydurke witold gombrowicz this study guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ferdydurke. Ferdydurke follows the story of joey, a thirtyyearold writer who is struggling with his own immaturity. Formaty na czytniki kindle, pocketbook oraz telefony z systemami android, ios, windows. Witold gombrowicz books list of books by author witold. 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. He began writing as a young man while halfheartedly reading law at his fathers behest. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Ferdydurke, among its centrifugal charms, includes some of the truest and funniest literary satire in print. Witold gombrowicz s most popular book is ferdydurke.
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