{"product_id":"the-possessed-paperback","title":"The Possessed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWitold Gombrowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntonia Lloyd-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAdam Thirlwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"a master of\u003cbr\u003everbal burlesque [and] a connoisseur of psychological blackmail\" (John Updike), \u003cbr\u003eWitold Gombrowicz's harrowing and hilarious pastiche of the Gothic novel, now\u003cbr\u003ein a new, authoritative English translation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWitold Gombrowicz is considered by\u003cbr\u003emany to be Poland's greatest modernist, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e, he\u003cbr\u003edemonstrates his playful brilliance and astonishing range by using the familiar\u003cbr\u003etropes of the Gothic novel to produce a darkly funny and lively subversion of\u003cbr\u003ethe form. With dreams of escaping his small-town existence and the limitations\u003cbr\u003eof his class, a young tennis coach travels to the heart of the Polish\u003cbr\u003ecountryside to train Maja Ocholowska, a beautiful and promising player whose\u003cbr\u003ebourgeois family has fallen upon difficult circumstances. Yet as Maja and the\u003cbr\u003eyoung man are alternately drawn to and repulsed by the other, they find\u003cbr\u003ethemselves embroiled in the fantastic happenings taking place at the\u003cbr\u003edilapidated castle nearby, where a mad prince haunts the halls, and bewitched\u003cbr\u003etowels, conniving secretaries, famous clairvoyants, and uncanny doubles conspire\u003cbr\u003eto determine the fate of the lovers. Serialized first in Poland in the days\u003cbr\u003epreceding the Nazi invasion, and now translated directly into English for the\u003cbr\u003efirst time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, \u003ci\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e is a comic jewel, a\u003cbr\u003ehair-raising thriller, and a provocative early masterpiece from the acclaimed\u003cbr\u003eauthor of classics like \u003ci\u003ePornografia \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitold Gombrowicz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(1904-1969) is one of the twentieth century's most important modernists and\u003cbr\u003eenduring avant-garde writers. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eFerdydurke\u003c\/i\u003e, was published\u003cbr\u003ein Poland in 1937, and he lived in exile in Argentina from the beginning of\u003cbr\u003eWorld War II to 1963. Among many literary works, he is the author of his\u003cbr\u003ethree-volume \u003ci\u003eDiaries\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eTrans-Atlantyk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePornografia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1967 International Prize for Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748877041952,"sku":"9780802162526","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/109364fd88e253769f2381b8ae34d307.webp?v=1779918908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-possessed-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}