{"product_id":"cosmos-9780802145628","title":"Cosmos","description":"Milan 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. \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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629234622738,"sku":"9780802145628","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20806a07-7cfe-41d9-b798-ed7cc6074140.jpg?v=1732725266","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cosmos-9780802145628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}