Under Latin American Eyes Witold Gombrowicz in Argentinian Literature
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- ISBN 9783631874271
- Weight: 434g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 29 Mar 2024
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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This book explores the influence and reception of Witold Gombrowicz’s works in Argentina, where he spent over two decades and wrote much of his oeuvre. It examines the "Gombrowicz effect" in Argentinian literature, investigating who read his works, how his themes were integrated or ignored, and his impact on Argentinian culture and literature.
Using comparative literature methods, the author analyses the case of Gombrowicz’s literary appropriation. The study starts with key Spanish translations of Gombrowicz’s texts and then assesses a series of Argentinian critical essays on his works. It focuses significantly on Argentinian writers, such as Ricardo Piglia, César Aira, and Osvaldo Lamborghini, who were influenced by Gombrowicz and engaged critically with his literature and his legendary life in Argentina.
Ewa Kobyłecka-Piwon´ska is an Associate Professor specializing in Latin American literature at the University of Lodz, Poland. Her academic pursuits are centered around comparative literature, the contemporary Argentinian novel, and Jewish Latin American fiction.
