An Absurdist's Exile in Buenos Aires: Witold Gombrowicz's Argentine Years
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Outsider Everywhere: Witold Gombrowicz in Argentina, by Mercedes Halfon, translated by Rahul Bery, Fitzcarraldo Editions, 152 pages, $18.95
In 1937, at the tender and messianic age of 33, the Polish author Witold Gombrowicz published his first and most famous novel, Ferdydurke. Starting with its nonsensical title, never explained in the text, Ferdydurke declares war on what its highly opinionated narrator calls "maturity."
The 30-year-old protagonist, Joey, finds himself kidnapped by a teacher a
In 1937, at the tender and messianic age of 33, the Polish author Witold Gombrowicz published his first and most famous novel, Ferdydurke. Starting with its nonsensical title, never explained in the text, Ferdydurke declares war on what its highly opinionated narrator calls "maturity."
The 30-year-old protagonist, Joey, finds himself kidnapped by a teacher a
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