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A review by sarapalooza
Cosmos by Witold Gombrowicz
3.0
Cosmos
Witold Gombrowicz
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This is one strange book! I stumbled upon it while looking at various lists of central and Eastern European authors and was curious to see what it was about.
I can only imagine what a massive undertaking this translation was. The translator strove to convey the odd syntax, cadence, and topsy-turvy feel of the original; I can only imagine she succeeded, because it’s equally vivid and unsettling.
Following Gombrowicz’s lead, we head into an absurd stream of consciousness and are left going hmmmm and what? The narrator is unreliable to the highest degree, but fascinating. It’s a picture into the imaginary worlds people sometimes create... not always for the better.
#gombrowicz #kosmos #cosmos
Witold Gombrowicz
.
This is one strange book! I stumbled upon it while looking at various lists of central and Eastern European authors and was curious to see what it was about.
I can only imagine what a massive undertaking this translation was. The translator strove to convey the odd syntax, cadence, and topsy-turvy feel of the original; I can only imagine she succeeded, because it’s equally vivid and unsettling.
Following Gombrowicz’s lead, we head into an absurd stream of consciousness and are left going hmmmm and what? The narrator is unreliable to the highest degree, but fascinating. It’s a picture into the imaginary worlds people sometimes create... not always for the better.
#gombrowicz #kosmos #cosmos