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Małoszyce, Radom Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Witold Marian Gombrowicz (August 4, 1904 – July 24, 1969) was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937, he published his first novel, Ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes: problems of immaturity and youth, creation of identity in interactions with others, and…
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Place of death
- Vence
- Spouse
- Rita Gombrowicz
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Award
- Prix Formentor
- Field of work
- fiction
- Movement
- existentialism
- Official website
- www.gombrowicz.net
- Image
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- Witold Gombrowicz
- date of birth
- 1904-08-04
- date of death
- 1969-07-24
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- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- name in native language
- Witold Gombrowicz
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- place of burial
- Alpes-Maritimes
- writing language
- Polish
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2 objects attributed to Witold Gombrowicz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Witold Marian Gombrowicz (August 4, 1904 – July 24, 1969) was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937, he published his first novel, Ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes: problems of immaturity and youth, 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 Polish literature. His diaries were published in 1969 and are, according to the Paris Review, "widely considered his masterpiece", while Cosmos is considered, according to The New Yorker, "his most accomplished novel". He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times, from 1966 to 1969.
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