{"product_id":"diary-9780300118063","title":"Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003eA single-volume edition of \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e, Gombrowicz's acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just before the outbreak of World War II, young Witold Gombrowicz left his home in Poland and set sail for South America. In 1953, still living as an expatriate in Argentina, he began his \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e with one of literature's most memorable openings: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Monday \u003cbr\u003e Me. \u003cbr\u003e Tuesday \u003cbr\u003e Me. \u003cbr\u003e Wednesday \u003cbr\u003e Me. \u003cbr\u003e Thursday \u003cbr\u003e Me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gombrowicz's \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e grew into a vast collection of essays, short notes, polemics, and confessions on myriad subjects--from political events to literature to the certainty of death. Not a traditional journal, \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e is instead the commentary of a brilliant and restless mind. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, this brilliant work compelled Gombrowicz's attention for a decade and a half until he penned his final entry in France, shortly before his death in 1969. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long out of print in English, \u003ci\u003eDiary\u003c\/i\u003e is now presented in a convenient single volume featuring a new preface by Rita Gombrowicz, the author's widow and literary executor. This edition also includes ten previously unpublished pages from the 1969 portion of the diary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitold Gombrowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1969) was a Polish-born writer of novels, short stories, and plays. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. \u003cb\u003eLillian Vallee\u003c\/b\u003e, an instructor at Modesto Junior College, is an award-winning translator of literature from the Polish.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923938054418,"sku":"9780300118063","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_510dee7a-6bf4-46ca-9947-e26cac41aef4.jpg?v=1738965785","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/diary-9780300118063","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}