Polish memories / Witold Gombrowicz ; translated by Bill Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gombrowicz, Witold.

Contributor:

Johnston, Bill.

Standardized Title:

Wspomnienia polskie. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Polish--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Polish.

Gombrowicz, Witold.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although Witold Gombrowicz's unique, idiosyncratic writings include a three-volume Diary, this voluminous document offers few facts about his early life in Poland before his books were banned there and he went into voluntary exile. Polish Memories-a series of autobiographical sketches Gombrowicz composed for Radio Free Europe during his years in Argentina in the late 1950s-fills the gap in our knowledge.Written in a straightforward way without his famous linguistic inventions, the book presents an engaging account of Gombrowicz's childhood, youth, literary beginnings, and fellow writers in interwar Poland and reveals how these experiences and individuals shaped his seemingly outlandish concepts about the self, culture, art, and society. In addition, the book helps readers understand the numerous autobiographical allusions in his fiction and brings a new level of understanding and appreciation to his life and work.

Contents:

Cover Polish Memories May 30, 1960 July 4, 1960 September 12, 1960 October 27, 1960 November 28, 1960 February 2, 1961 February 6, 1961 February 27, 1961 March 27, 1961 April 27, 1961 May 29, 1961 June 23, 1961 August 30, 1961

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-283-95028-6

0-300-14566-7

OCLC:

923601942