- Fiction, Literature, Polish fiction, Translations into Russian
A dark, quasi-detective novel, "Cosmos "follows the classic noir motif to explore the arbitrariness of language, the joke of human freedom, and man's attempt to bring order out of chaos in his psychological life.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Witold Gombrowicz
- First published
- 1965
- Pages
- 166
- Publisher
- Wydawn. Literackie, Amfora, Yale University Press
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- French, Russian, Polish, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9788432227448
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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 Po
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