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 gombrowiczs most popular book is ferdydurke. 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. Darmowe lektury szkolne czyli baza bezplatnych ebookow w. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, antinationalist flavor.
The first book i read by gombrowicz was pornografia and, though i enjoyed it, ferdydurke surpasses it by far. Witold gombrowicz 19041969, was a polish novelist and playwright. An introduction to the life and work of polish writer. Witold gombrowicz books list of books by author witold. It has nonetheless remained one of the most influential works of twentiethcentury european literature. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Speaking of his novel ferdydurke in this context, gombrowicz outlined his sense of this dynamic. Witold marian gombrowicz august 4, 1904 july 24, 1969 was a polish writer and playwright. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz the 381st greatest. His most famous novel, cosmos, the recipient of the 1967 international prize for literature, is now available in a critically acclaimed translation, for the first time directly from the polish, by the awardwinning translator danuta borchardt. Cover of original release of ferdydurke, 19371938 cover drawing by bruno schulz picture source. Witold gombrowicz pisarz awangardowy, dramaturg, felietonista, takze reporter. 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.
The seamless manipulation of perspectives and non sequitur of plot had me floored every time i. Pdf witold gombrowiczferdydurke in polish and english. Ferdydurke is intended to reveal the great immaturity of humanity. Gombrowicz lived in buenos aires for over twenty years and spent his last in france. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz has finally been properly translated into english. His novels and plays include ferdydurke 1937, transatlantyk 1953, slub 1953, kosmos 1965, and pornografia 1966. Descargar epub gratis del autor witold gombrowicz espaebook. See all books authored by witold gombrowicz, including ferdydurke, and cosmos and pornografia.
I would submit there is simply not enough of gombrowicz in this effort, or a tooyoung edition of the man. It turns out something akin to this combination has already been done in ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz. European literature, but while its innovative form engages the intellect it doesnt go beyond to plumb any depths of human experience. The first english translation of ferdydurke, by eric mosbacher, was published in 1961. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Ferdydurkea grotesque image of contemporary society that shocked the reading publicgombrowicz visited argentina, where he became stranded during and after world war ii. In 2000, yale university press published the first direct translation from the original polish. Harrypotter17 ebook pdf chomikuj harrypotter17 ebook pdf chomikuj. 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. Birth of marian witold gombrowicz in maloszyce in the sandomierz province august 4, 1904. Danuta borchardt has translated several works by witold gombrowicz.
Ferdydurke the margellos world republic of letters. Its too impenetrable, too zany, too dated, was the. There, in a comedy of pedagogy, he is caught up in the conflict between the boy and the adolescent. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz ive always been intrigued by the relationship between the title of a novel and its content. We live in an era of violent changes, of accelerated development, in which settled forms are breaking under lifes pressure. Considered one of polands foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, gombrowiczs novels and plays have been translated into many languages. Wspaniala przygoda literacka dla wielbicieli gombrowicza. Gombrowicz himself wrote of his novel that it is not. Gombrowicz article about gombrowicz by the free dictionary. 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. Ferdydurke is a modernist satire to be read by serious students of 20th c.
Man, as he is described in this book, is an opaque and neutral being who has to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pornografia. 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. Witold gombrowicz article about witold gombrowicz by the. I had, however, never got around to having a go at cosmos. Cosmos is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by witold, a seedy. Corporate resolution to open account, cracking the gre literature in english subject test 6th edition, and many other ebooks. Ferdydurke was published by yale university press on 11 august 2000. It was a combined indirect translation of the french, german and possibly spanish translations. 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. Psychological observations are presented on a fantastic, grotesque plane. English a guide to philosophy in six hours and fifteen minutes witold gombrowicz. Ferdydurke, among its centrifugal charms, includes some of the truest and funniest literary satire in print. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
John updikea wonderfully subversive, selfabsorbed, hilarious book. Ferdydurke follows the story of joey, a thirtyyearold writer who is struggling with his own immaturity. It is the grotesque story of a gentleman who becomes a child because other people treat him like one. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Fedydurke odkrywczoscia i smialoscia wyprzedzila swoja epoke. If theres one thing that postmodern literature tells us, after all, it is that the act of naming of claiming the right to narrate and define is a political act and an exercise of power. Who would have thought that it were perfectly acceptable for publishers to allow translation. A novel kindle edition by gombrowicz, witold, borchardt, danuta. Ferdydurke metaforyczna powiesc witolda gombrowicza opublikowana w 1937 datowana 1.
His father, jan onufry gombrowicz 18681933, was the descendant of a lithuanian family that settled in the kingdom of poland after the january uprising, a member of the gentry and an industrialist. We have made it easy for you to find a pdf ebooks without any digging. The 2000 edition, translated by danuta borchardt, has an. Two years after its publication russian invaded poland and turned it into a communist country. Ferdydurke is a novel by the polish writer witold gombrowicz, published in 1937.
Ferdydurke was his first novel and he published this in 1937 when he was 33 years old. Witold gombrowicz has 85 books on goodreads with 48717 ratings. 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. Formaty na czytniki kindle, pocketbook oraz telefony z systemami android, ios, windows. 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. Witold gombrowicz ebooki pdf, epub, mobi, audiobooki mp3. Because he was a leftist, bisexual, and anticlerical who defied all party lines, his books were banned in communist poland. He wrote four novels, transatlantyk, cosmos, pornografia, and ferdydurke, which, together with his plays and his threevolume.
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. If i could give this book a higher rating than five stars i would. 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. The family he lodges with has a daughter who is a perfect modern schoolgirl, with thighs to match, and with whom he engages.
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. He is the author of ferdydurke, transatlantyk, pornografia, and cosmos, as well as plays, stories, and his diary. 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. Wspieraj legalne zrodla zamiast strony typu chomikuj.