{"product_id":"9780300145663","title":"Polish Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough Witold Gombrowicz’s unique, idiosyncratic writings include a three-volume \u003ci\u003eDiary, \u003c\/i\u003ethis voluminous document offers few facts about his early life in Poland before his books were banned there and he went into voluntary exile. \u003ci\u003ePolish Memories—\u003c\/i\u003ea series of autobiographical sketches Gombrowicz composed for Radio Free Europe during his years in Argentina in the late 1950s—fills the gap in our knowledge.\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a straightforward way without his famous linguistic inventions, the book presents an engaging account of Gombrowicz’s childhood, youth, literary beginnings, and fellow writers in interwar Poland and reveals how these experiences and individuals shaped his seemingly outlandish concepts about the self, culture, art, and society. In addition, the book helps readers understand the numerous autobiographical allusions in his fiction and brings a new level of understanding and appreciation to his life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068996567280,"sku":"9780300145663","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780300145663_p0.jpg?v=1763669963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780300145663","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}