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Ferdydurke is a novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, published in 1937. It was his first and most controversial novel.

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Author
Witold Gombrowicz
First published
1961
Editions
16
Subjects
Translations into Czech, Polish fiction, Fiction, general, Authors, Fiction, Students, Children and adults

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Key facts

Book.name
Ferdydurke
Book.release_date
Oct 1937 (1st ed dated 1938)
Book.translator
Danuta Borchardt
Book.image
Ferdydurke.Rój.jpg
Book.author
Witold Gombrowicz
Book.cover_artist
Bruno Schulz
Book.country
Poland
Book.language
Polish
Book.genre
Novel
Book.publisher
Towarzystwo Wydawnicze "Rój", Warsaw (1st ed); Harcourt, Brace and World (New York 1961); Yale University Press (2000)
Book.english_release_date
1961 (1st US ed), Aug 2000 (new translation)
Book.media_type
Print (Hardcover & trade paperback)
Book.pages
281pp (YUP ed)
Book.isbn
0-300-08240-1
Book.isbn_note
(YUP pb), (2005 UK pb)
Book.dewey
891.8/5273 21
Book.congress
PG7158.G669 F4713 2000
Book.oclc
43114995

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
literary work
Author
Q275175
Country of origin
Poland
Image
Ferdydurke.Rój.jpg
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publication date
1937-10-00
cover art by
Bruno Schulz
language of work or name
Polish
different from
Ferdydurke
form of creative work
novel
Commons category
Ferdydurke
has characteristic
debut novel
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Author's comment
  • Translations
  • Adaptations
  • Analysis
  • Reception
  • Influences
  • References
  • External links

Ferdydurke is a novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, published in 1937. It was his first and most controversial novel.

The book has been described as a "cult novel".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ferdydurke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.