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. The 2000 edition, translated by danuta borchardt, has an. It is a parody of literary styles, a mockery of pretence and hypocrisy, and a probing of the murkier aspects of the social and psychological construction of the self. Harrypotter17 ebook pdf chomikuj harrypotter17 ebook pdf chomikuj. I would submit there is simply not enough of gombrowicz in this effort, or a tooyoung edition of the man.
Gombrowicz lived in buenos aires for over twenty years and spent his last in france. Be prepared to embrace your immaturity as gombrowicz attacks socalled maturity and exposes it as a fraud in this story about an aspiring author. 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. 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. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz has finally been properly translated into english. Witold gombrowicz witold gombrowicz 19041969 is considered the most remarkable polish prose writer of the 20th century.
Gombrowicz is recognized as an original satirist, an existential innovator who mingled the real with the unreal to convey a highly personal vision of the world. 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. Johnnie is a thirtyyearold author who is disappointed over the reception of his writing. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz 9780300181678 paperback. This page contains details about the fiction book ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz published in 1937. We live in an era of violent changes, of accelerated development, in which settled forms are. Podroz do argentyny uchroni witolda przed wojennym losem. In witold gombrowicz success of his first novel, ferdydurke 1937.
Cosmos by witold gombrowicz overdrive rakuten overdrive. A guide to philosophy in six hours and fifteen minutes witold gombrowicz translated by benjamin ivry yale university press new haven and london. The seamless manipulation of perspectives and non sequitur of plot had me floored every time i came across them. Since mashups are popular now, imagine a combination of kafka particularly the trial, voltaire, and francois rabelais.
Critics have called his work immature and he, in turn, complains of the power they have over his reputation. 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. Its too impenetrable, too zany, too dated, was the impression. European literature, but while its innovative form engages the intellect it doesnt go beyond to plumb any depths of human experience. Ferdydurke goes to live with them in hopes of discovering a more nurturing environment but soon finds out that the youthfuls are, if anything, more oblivious to his real needs than are the people. Any description of the book will fall short of encapsulating it as the. Ferdydurke is a story of bottoms and faces, symbolising private and public identities. He is the author of ferdydurke, transatlantyk, pornografia, and cosmos, as well as plays, stories, and his diary.
Cover of original release of ferdydurke, 19371938 cover drawing by bruno schulz picture source. Reading witold gombrowicz means confronting an artistic vision of extraordinary intensity, withering in its austerity, imperious in its dismissal of convention and cant, solicitous only of the truth, no matter how unpleasant or embarrassing. 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. Deemed scandalous and subversive by nazis, stalinists. On the spanish translation of gombrowicz s ferdydurke as is fairly well known by now, the first translation of the works of witold gombrowicz into any language was the collective translation undertaken by the polish writer with an unruly group of some twenty friends and acquain. A translation committee presided over by the cuban writer virgilio pinera helped him in this endeavor, since gombrowicz felt that he did not know the language well enough at the time to do it on his own. On the spanish translation of gombrowiczs ferdydurke.
Ferdydurke is a novel by the polish writer witold gombrowicz, published in 1937. Its too impenetrable, too zany, too dated, was the impression i had been given from the small. It was a combined indirect translation of the french, german and possibly spanish translations. This book is the 381st greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. As a leftist, bisexual, and anticlerical who defied all party lines, his books were banned in communist poland. Nikt jeszcze nie napisal recenzji ani nie ocenil ksiazki gombrowicz witold ferdydurke audiobook pl dodaj komentarz pliki, komentarze oraz ocenianie dostepne. The registrar is entering into an agreement the msa with sita on or around the date of this deed. Wspieraj legalne zrodla zamiast strony typu chomikuj. Ferdydurke was published by yale university press on 11 august 2000. Witold gombrowicz s most popular book is ferdydurke. In need of a quiet place to study, witold and his melancholy friend fuks. 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.
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. This acclaimed book by danuta borchardt is available at in several formats for your ereader. Formaty na czytniki kindle, pocketbook oraz telefony z systemami android, ios, windows. Psychological observations are presented on a fantastic, grotesque plane. Witold gombrowicz books list of books by author witold.
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Gombrowicz again collaborated on a french translation of the book, with ronald martin in 1958. See all books authored by witold gombrowicz, including ferdydurke, and cosmos and pornografia. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz the 381st greatest fiction. Witold gombrowicz 1904, maloszyce near kielce 1969, vence france. 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. 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. Ferdydurke 2000 read online free book by witold gombrowicz. In 2000, yale university press published the first direct translation from the original polish. Cosmos is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by witold, a seedy. Ferdydurke is a modernist satire to be read by serious students of 20th c. The first book i read by gombrowicz was pornografia and, though i enjoyed it, ferdydurke surpasses it by far. In 1937 he published his first novel, ferdydurke, which presented. Witold gombrowicz has 84 books on goodreads with 48100 ratings. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pornografia.
W 1938 roku wydaje ferdydurke, ale sukces pierwszej powiesci przytlumia zblizajaca sie wojna. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gombrowicz article about gombrowicz by the free dictionary. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Transatlantyk witold gombrowicz ebook w epub, mobi. Mar 24, 2011 ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz ive always been intrigued by the relationship between the title of a novel and its content. Buy ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz from waterstones today. 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. The first english translation of ferdydurke, by eric mosbacher, was published in 1961.
Now his most famous novel, cosmos, is available in a critically acclaimed translation by the awardwinning translator danuta borchardt. Cosmos is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by witold, a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who is charming and appalling by turns. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz, danuta borchardt kirkus. These, along with his plays and his diary, have been translated into more than thirty languages. When i read witold gombrowicz s ferdydurke in the late s the soviet empire was ferdydurke streszczenie youtube ferdydurke szczegolowe. Witold marian gombrowicz august 4, 1904 july 24, 1969 was a polish writer and playwright. Gombrowicz himself wrote of his novel that it is not. Witold gombrowiczs most popular book is ferdydurke. Ferdydurke the margellos world republic of letters. Danuta borchardt has translated several works by witold gombrowicz.
Ferdydurke a grotesque image of contemporary society that shocked the reading public gombrowicz visited argentina, where he became stranded during and after world war ii. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz ive always been intrigued by the relationship between the title of a novel and its content. 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. Danuta borchardt has translated several works by witold. A novel kindle edition by gombrowicz, witold, borchardt, danuta.
I had, however, never got around to having a go at cosmos. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, antinationalist flavor. Pdf witold gombrowiczferdydurke in polish and english. Ferdydurkea grotesque image of contemporary society that shocked the reading publicgombrowicz visited argentina, where he became stranded during and after world war ii. Gombrowicz, witold article about gombrowicz, witold by the. If i could give this book a higher rating than five stars i would. 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.
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