This book is the 381st greatest fiction book of all time as determined by thegreatestbooks. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz has finally been properly translated into english. Ferdydurke 2000 read online free book by witold gombrowicz. He is the author of ferdydurke, transatlantyk, pornografia, and cosmos, as well as plays, stories, and his diary. Be prepared to embrace your immaturity as gombrowicz attacks socalled maturity and exposes it as a fraud in this story about an aspiring author. Diary ebook by witold gombrowicz 9780300183399 rakuten.
Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz, translated by danuta borchardt 2000, 281 pages. 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. It was a combined indirect translation of the french, german and possibly spanish translations. Deemed scandalous and subversive by nazis, stalinists, and the polish communist regime in turn, the novel as well as all of gombrowiczs other works was officially banned in poland for decades. This page contains details about the fiction book ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz published in 1937. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. The seamless manipulation of perspectives and non sequitur of plot had me floored every time i came across them. The 2000 edition, translated by danuta borchardt, has an. Get free read online ebook pdf cosmos witold gombrowicz at our ebook library. Streszczenie, analiza, interpretacja autorstwa anna madry w ksiegarni internetowej pwn w atrakcyjnej cenie. Get cosmos witold gombrowicz pdf file for free from our online library created date. If i could give this book a higher rating than five stars i would. Witold gombrowiczs most popular book is ferdydurke.
Ferdydurke was his first novel and he published this in 1937 when he was 33 years old. Ferdydurke ferdydurke is a novel by the polish writer witold gombrowicz, published in 1937. I would submit there is simply not enough of gombrowicz in this effort, or a tooyoung edition of the man. Ferdydurke follows the story of joey, a thirtyyearold writer who is struggling with his own immaturity. Just before the outbreak of world war ii, young witold gombrowicz left his home in poland and set sail for south america. The first english translation of ferdydurke, by eric mosbacher, was published in 1961. Complete summary of witold gombrowicz s ferdydurke. Ferdydurke es una novela del escritor polaco witold gombrowicz, publicada en 1937. Translator danuta borchardts essay on translating ferdydurke adapted from a lecture covers much of her notes in the book plus additional details about gombrowiczs life, how his work has been viewed, and additional. Ferdydurkea grotesque image of contemporary society that shocked the reading publicgombrowicz visited argentina, where he became stranded during and after world war ii.
The first largescale appearance of gombrowiczs literary work in poland was connected to the liberalization of the communist regime in 1956. 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. Two years after its publication russian invaded poland and turned it into a communist country. Gombrowicz himself wrote of his novel that it is not. Ferdydurke kindle edition by gombrowicz, witold, borchardt. Cosmos is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by witold, a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who is charming and appalling by turns. Because he was considered an emigre writer, the publication of his works was banned in.
As a leftist, bisexual, and anticlerical who defied all party lines, his books were banned in communist poland. Read diary by witold gombrowicz available from rakuten kobo. 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. Deemed scandalous and subversive by nazis, stalinists, and the polish communist regime in turn, the novel as well as all of gombrowicz s other works was officially banned in poland for decades. Cosmos is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by witold, a seedy. Nov 06, 2016 posted by pierre pigot on 11112003, 20. For more on gombrowicz the info at provides a quick introduction and overview of his life and work. Ferdydurke is a modernist satire to be read by serious students of 20th c. On english translations of gombrowiczs ferdydurke and their plural original. Jun 21, 2012 for more on gombrowicz the info at provides a quick introduction and overview of his life and work. In need of a quiet place to study, witold and his melancholy friend fuks head to a boarding house in the mountains. Poland subsequently banned this book so gombrowicz hid in argentina and france.
In this bitterly funny novel by the renowned polish author witold gombrowicz. 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. Gombrowicz lived in buenos aires for over twenty years and spent his last in france. 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.
Unopera che fin dal suo apparire, nel 1937, segn uno spartiacque, rompendo con le dominanti convenzioni realistiche e psicologistiche. Finalmente, dopo una parentesi editoriale lunghissima, riecco ferdydurke, il capolavoro di witold gombrowicz, e uno dei due o tre libri piu importanti della letteratura polacca del novecento. Pdf witold gombrowiczferdydurke in polish and english. European literature, but while its innovative form engages the intellect it doesnt go beyond to plumb any depths of human experience. Witold gombrowicz witold gombrowicz 19041969 is considered the most remarkable polish prose writer of the 20th century. The first book i read by gombrowicz was pornografia and, though i enjoyed it, ferdydurke surpasses it by far. In 2000, yale university press published the first direct translation from the original polish. Witold gombrowicz has 85 books on goodreads with 48717 ratings.
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