Polish memories /Witold Gombrowicz ; translated by Bill Johnston.

By:

Gombrowicz, Witold [Author]

Contributor(s):

Johnston, Bill, 1960-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780300145663
9781283950282

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

PG7158 .P655 2004

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Contents:

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

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	PG7158.6692 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn824698948

Includes bibliographies and index.

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

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.

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