Kind Of Testament Pa

A Kind of Testament is an autobiographical account of the life and work of one of Poland¿s most important novelists and playwrights, and one of the twentieth century¿s greatest literary minds. Written in France in 1968, Gombrowicz¿s personal testimony explores the relationship between the writer as artist and as human being, revealing how complex and extraordinary this relationship can be.

Awarded the International Publishers' Prize in 1967, Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969) published various novels, plays, and essays during his lifetime, including Ferdydurke, Pornografia, and Trans-Atlantik. Born in Poland, Gombrowicz spent most of his adult life in Argentina, living in relative obscurity and isolation, working in a bank and writing in his spare time. After his return to Europe in 1963, Gombrowicz became internationally famous when several of his plays were staged in Paris.