Witold Gombrowicz

That Mr. Thirlwell digresses from the standard university syllabus is another sign of his good sense: Overlooked worthies such as Witold Gombrowicz and Italo Svevo, who wrote mostly in obscurity, here speak clearly, finally drawing level to their more recognized colleagues.

Notes on Literary Style 2008

Other candidates for the scrap heap were modernist writers, including Polish ones, such as Witold Gombrowicz and Stanislaw Witkiewicz.

Archive 2007-06-01 Richard 2007

Maybe they do remember Witold Gombrowicz and, just like him, they desire culture without all this juvenility and senile atrophy, butterflies and rainbows, dust and exaltation, patriotic and pseudo-intellectual demands.

Biweekly about culture | the POLSKI blog 2010

Rather, there is a carefully curated, somewhat European-leaning selection of books (one table had Voltaire, Dumas, Witold Gombrowicz, Kundera, Montaigne), some LPs and bits of artwork, sculptures outside in a quiet glen-like setting, and overall a mood which evokes the kind of engaged and creative life that Miller lived and commended to his readers.

Alex Henry: Henry Miller and a Sunday in Big Sur 2009

Her observations on writers as varied as Marina Tsvetaeva, Elizabeth Hardwick, Joseph Brodsky, Witold Gombrowicz, Roland Barthes, Danilo Kis, Borges and others, are consequential counsels on what it takes to remain committed to the vocation of writing.

Writers on Their Books of Last Year 2 2007

Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz, translated from the Polishby Danuta Borchardt, with a foreword by Susan Sontag

Salvation Through Laughter Simic, Charles 2006

Part of her libretto is a quote from the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz: "Instead of marching forward and erect like the great writers of all time, I'm revolving ridiculously on my own heels."

Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

"Possessed: the secret of Myslotch" by Witold Gombrowicz is a classic - definitely worth checking out if you've not read (honest readers!)

The Guardian World News Kate Mosse 2010

Part of her libretto is a quote from the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz: "Instead of marching forward and erect like the great writers of all time, I'm revolving ridiculously on my own heels."

Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

Currently: Is Witold Gombrowicz one of the greatest novelists of the century?

The Morning News 2009