{"product_id":"cosmos-paperback","title":"Cosmos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWitold Gombrowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDanuta Borchardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilan Kundera called Witold Gombrowicz \"one of the great novelists of our century.\" His most famous novel, \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, the recipient of the 1967 International Prize for Literature, is now available in a critically acclaimed translation, for the first time directly from the Polish, by the award-winning translator Danuta Borchardt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by Witold, a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who is charming and appalling by turns. On his way to a relaxing vacation he meets the despondent Fuks. As they set off together for a family-run pension in the Carpathian Mountains they discover a dead bird hanging from a string. Is this a strange but meaningless occurrence or is it the beginning of a string of bizarre events? As the young men become embroiled in the Chekhovian travails of the family running the pension, Grombrowicz creates a gripping narrative where the reader questions who is sane and who is safe?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe renowned Polish author, Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969) lived, virtually unknown, in Argentina, writing novels, stories, and plays for twenty-five years before taking up residence in France. He wrote four novels, \u003ci\u003eTrans-Atlantyk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePornografia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFerdydurke\u003c\/i\u003e, which, together with his plays and his three-volume \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e, have been translated into more than thirty languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.25 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689295253567,"sku":"9780802145628","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bf50ccaf877205950b27d345c9a3f1e6.webp?v=1764985090","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cosmos-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}