Possessed (novel)
| Author | Witold Gombrowicz |
|---|---|
| Original title | Opętani |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Publication date | 1939 |
Possessed (Polish: Opętani) is a 1939 novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, published under the pseudonym Zdzisław Niewieski. It is a pastiche of gothic and serial novels in the vein of Horace Walpole and Eugène Sue.[1]
Publication[edit]
The novel was serialised in the summer 1939 in two Polish daily newspapers, under the pseudonym Zdzisław Niewieski.[2] Only the first two parts were published before the outbreak of World War II. Witold Gombrowicz never claimed authorship of the work until a few days before his death in 1969. It was first published in book form in 1973 and translated from a French translation into English in 1980 by J. A. Underwood. In 1986, the three final parts of the novel were discovered. The full version was published in 1990 and a new English complete translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones was published in 2023.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Possessed". gombrowicz.net. Rita Gombrowicz. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Majewska Thompson, Ewa (1979). Witold Gombrowicz. Boston: Twayne Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8057-6351-5.
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