Long out of print in
English, author and playwright Witold Gombrowicz's diary - Dzienniki has been revived in new
English edition with translation by Lillian Vallee.
Grombrowicz (1904–1969) had lived
in exile in Argentina since 1939, when he embarked on a diplomatic voyage to
the country with other writers just as Germany invaded Poland and World War II
broke out across Europe. He remained in Argentina for two decades, later discouraged
from returning to Soviet-occupied Poland and the hostile communist regime. His
works, which had not drawn much attention before the war, were entirely banned
in Poland due to the writer's stance towards the regime. He gained fame only during the last years of his
life, but is now considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature.
The new edition of the diary brings
together three volumes that were previously published separately between
1988-1993, along with some previously unpublished writings originating in 1966-1969
– now arranged in their original chronological order.
Witold Gombrowicz is
the author of Ferdydurke, Trans-Atlantyk,
Cosmos, and Pornografia, along
with plays. His diary, have been
translated into more than thirty languages.
For more information on Gombrowicz, see the official website dedicated
to his life and works: www.gombrowicz.net.
