"Ferdydurke" is Witold Gombrowicz's first, still pre-war novel. It was written in 1937 and immediately divided critics into memorable opponents and staunch supporters of the writer. It soon became one of the most famous Polish novels in the world.
Critics and scholars of different generations try to decipher anew the contexts of Gombrowicz's most famous novel of interest to the young reader; the origin of the work's title is explained, formal innovation, style and language are analyzed, the reception of the book before and after the war, and the influence the novel had on the works of other writers.
Year of publication 1982, Format 215 x 135 mm, 292s.
Witold Gombrowicz - Collected Works - Volume 1
Published by the Literary Institute in Paris, in the series Library of "Culture" (volume 360).
Pieces in BDB condition with minimal spine soiling.
