Danuta borchardt has translated several works by witold gombrowicz. Danuta borchardt, a writer, translator, and former psychiatrist, is best known for having brought to anglophone readers four novels by the internationally acclaimed polish exile writer witold gombrowicz 19041969. Lipinska was very pleased when in 2000 yale university press published the new translation of ferdydurke by danuta borchard. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Ferdydurke kindle edition by gombrowicz, witold, borchardt. Witold gombrowiczs most popular book is ferdydurke. Danuta borchardt deftly captures gombrowiczs playful and idiosyncratic style, and she allows english speakers to experience fully the masterpiece of a writer whom milan kundera describes as one of the great novelists of our century. Danuta borchardt deftly captures gombrowiczs playful and idiosyncratic style, and she allows english speakers to experience fully the masterpiece of a writer whom. Witold gombrowicz project gutenberg selfpublishing. Online book ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz acquire shop. Authors fiction polish fiction teenage boys fiction. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, antinationalist flavor. He wrote four novels, transatlantyk, cosmos, pornografia, and ferdydurke.
Ferdydurke istranslated here directly from the polish for the first time. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke was deemed scandalous and subversive by. Two young men meet by chance in a polish resort town in the. Pornografias narrator, an author named witold gombrowicz, meets a swarthy and overly formal man named fyderyk at a warsaw house party, and the two soon become engaged in a business of a dubious if not downright criminal nature. Login register for bookmarks and favorites home series archive. Witold gombrowicz 19041969 was a polishborn writer of novels, short stories, and plays. A writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. Cosmos is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by witold, a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who. 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. It has nonetheless remained one of the most influential works of twentiethcentury european literature. In 1937 he published his first novel, ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes.
Pornografia by witold gombrowicz download pdfepub ebook. Ferdydurke witold gombrowicz, susan sontag, danuta borchardt isbn. Not only krystyna lipinskaillakowicz praised the translation, but also many other critics and literary experts. Translator danuta borchardt relays one speculation. To download the xmap treasure hunt app, ios android. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cosmos. Ferdydurke is translated here directly from the polish for the first time. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cosmos by witold gombrowicz, danuta borchardt translator. Buy cosmos by witold gombrowicz, danuta borchardt from amazons fiction. Cover of original release of ferdydurke, 19371938 cover drawing by bruno schulz picture source.
Ferdydurke kindle edition by gombrowicz, witold, borchardt, danuta. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. She is also a writer of short stories, which are regularly published on the website. It turns out something akin to this combination has already been done in ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz. Witold gombrowicz, danuta borchardt translator isbn. The place is poland, in the early years of the german occupation. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. The 2000 edition, translated by danuta borchardt, has an introduction by susan sontag. 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. Ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz, translated by danuta borchardt 2000, 281 pages.
Witold marian gombrowicz august 4, 1904 july 24, 1969 was a polish writer and playwright. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It is a book that bristles with indefatigable resources of satire, parody and irony. Ferdydurke ebook published april 24th 2012 by yale university press ebook, 320 pages authors. Click download or read online button to get witold gombrowicz book now.
For more information, check out the official website and visit the xmap and xmail facebook pages. Ferdydurke the margellos world republic of letters. Originally published in poland in 1937, ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Danuta borchardt following a career in psychiatry, danuta borchardt began translating the novels of witold gombrowicz. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. We must admire the courage of danuta borchardt who offers us the first english text of the novel that is taken directly from the polish and that. Ferdydurke isbn 9780300082395 pdf epub danuta borchardt. Full book ferdydurke by witold gombrowicz mobile how. Published in 1965, cosmos is the last novel by witold gombrowicz 19041969 and his most somber and multifaceted work. Danuta borchardt deftly captures gombrowiczs playful and idiosyncratic style, and she. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. A dark, quasidetective novel, cosmos follows the classic noir motif to explore the arbitrariness of language, the joke of human freedom, and mans attempt to bring order out of chaos in his psychological life. A brilliant, semiautobiographical satirical novel from one of the foremost figures in. Kowalskis exploits are comic and fervid for this is a modernism closer to dada and the marx brothers than to the elevated tones of t.
The title itself, ferdydurke, has no meaning in polish, although there is some conjecture that the word was a contraction and alteration of the name freddy durkee, the chief character in sinclair lewiss babbitt, which was widely read in poland in the early 1930s. This acclaimed book by danuta borchardt is available at in several formats for your ereader. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Deemed scandalous and subversive by nazis, stalinists. Because he was a leftist, bisexual, and anticlerical who defied all party lines, his books were banned in communist poland. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Her ferdydurke received the national translation award in 2001, her cosmos was awarded a nea fellowship, and her pornografia won the prestigious foundintranslation award in 2010. According to lipinska, it was the only, genuine translation of ferdydurke and it was all thanks to danuta. Ferdydurke is a novel by the polish writer witold gombrowicz, published in 1937. Any description of the book will fall short of encapsulating it as the. Danuta borchardt deftly captures gombrowiczs playful and idiosyncratic style, and she allows english speakers to experience fully the masterpiece of a writer whom milan kundera describes as.
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