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This edition will appeal to readers interested in literary journals, Polish literature, modernist thought, and personal philosophical inquiry. Ideal for scholars, students of exile literature, and those drawn to reflective, non-traditional memoirs.
A single-volume edition of Diary, Gombrowicz’s acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored
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A single-volume edition of Diary, Gombrowicz’s acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored.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. In 1953, still living as an expatriate in Argentina, he began his Diary with one of literature’s most memorable openings:
“Monday
Me.
Tuesday
Me.
Wednesday
Me.
Thursday
Me.”
Gombrowicz’s Diary grew into a vast collection of essays, short notes, polemics, and confessions on myriad subjects—from political events to literature to the certainty of death. Not a traditional journal, Diary is instead the commentary of a brilliant and restless mind. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, this brilliant work compelled Gombrowicz’s attention for a decade and a half until he penned his final entry in France, shortly before his death in 1969.
Long out of print in English, Diary is now presented in a convenient single volume featuring a new preface by Rita Gombrowicz, the author’s widow and literary executor. This edition also includes ten previously unpublished pages from the 1969 portion of the diary.
Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters
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Critics have lauded Diary for its spontaneity and profundity, with John Bayley calling it "even more rewarding" than Gombrowicz’s novel Ferdydurke, and John Banville asserting Gombrowicz’s greatness lies within it. Ruth Franklin praised the English edition as a "heroic translation" that presents the work as a coherent whole, while Czeslaw Milosz conveyed joy in witnessing Gombrowicz’s intense personality gain recognition. The Washington Post highlighted the diary as essential to understanding a remarkable life.
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ISBN: 9780300118063
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 June 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Lillian Vallee
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 51.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 798g
Pages: 800
About the Author
Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969) was a Polish-born writer of novels, short stories, and plays. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. Lillian Vallee, an instructor at Modesto Junior College, is an award-winning translator of literature from the Polish.
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