Witold Gombrowicz
Born 4.8.1904 · Died 24.7.1969
From Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland · Nationality: Congress Poland, Poland, Second Polish Republic · Writes fiction and nonfiction
Witold Marian Gombrowicz (August 4, 1904 in Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – July 24, 1969 in Vence, near Nice, France) was a Polish novelist and dramatist. His works are characterized by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and an absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937 he published his first novel, Ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes: the problems of immaturity and youth, the creation of identity in interactions with others, and an ironic, critical examination of class roles in Polish society and culture. He gained fame only during the last years of his life, but is now considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature.
Quotes
“Monday - me, Tuesday - me, Wednesday - me, Thursday - me.”
Diary “Without students, there would be no school, and without school, there would be no teachers.”
Ferdydurke “I have never needed God in my life - from my earliest childhood, not even for five minutes - I have always been self-sufficient.”
Diary “You don’t necessarily have to be a god to have followers.”
Diary
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Witold Gombrowicz in order
Books by Witold Gombrowicz in the order they were published, from Pornografia (1960) to Pornografi (2018).
- 1Pornografia
Pornografia1960 - 2Ferdydurke
Ferdydurke1961 - 3Cosmos
Cosmos1965 - 4Princess Ivona
Princess Ivona1969 - 5The Marriage
The Marriage1969 - 6Bacacay
Bacacay2004 - 7Margellos World Republic of LettersMargellos World Republic of Letters2012
- 8Pornografi
Pornografi2018 - 9A Kind of Testament
A Kind of Testament - 10Diary
Diary - 11Possessed, or, The Secret of Myslotch
Possessed, or, The Secret of Myslotch - 12Three Novels
Three Novels - 13Trans-Atlantyk
Trans-Atlantyk