| Bacacay Contributor(s): Gombrowicz, Witold (Author), Johnston, Bill (Translator) |
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ISBN: 097639507X ISBN-13: 9780976395072 Publisher: Archipelago Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: "These exuberant stories, so startlingly fresh, so vigorous, and so wildly inventive, are a delight"-Alastair Reid "Gombrowicz is one of the most original and gifted writers of the twentieth century: he belongs at the very summit, at the side of his kindred spirits, Kafka and Cline."-Louis Begley "One of the greatest novelists of our century."-Milan Kundera Stunningly original in both style and content, these stories are hilarious yet have an undercurrent of profound moral disquiet and horror when the respectable turns slowly but inexorably into the outrageous, conveying both the horrors of upper-class life and the deepest anguish of the human condition. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 891.853 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.08" W x 7.58" (0.98 lbs) 275 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A balloonist finds himself set upon by erotic lepers...a passenger on a ship notices a human eye on the deck...a group of aristocrats enjoy a vegetarian dish made from human flesh...a virginal young girl gnaws raw meat from a bone...a notorious ruffian is terrorized by a rat. Welcome to the bizarre universe of Witold Gombrowicz, whose legendary short story collection is presented here for the first time in English. These tales, hilarious, disturbing, and brilliantly written, are utterly unique in world literature. After reading them, you'll never be the same. |