{"product_id":"outsider-everywhere-witold-gombrowicz-in-argentina-paperback","title":"Outsider Everywhere: Witold Gombrowicz in Argentina - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMercedes Halfon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBery Rahul\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping portrait of Witold Gombrowicz, a literary figure on the margins who rose to prominence late in life to become 'one of the greatest novelists of our century' (Milan Kundera). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In August 1939, a ship flying the Polish flag docked in Buenos Aires. On board was a delegation of businessmen, diplomats and journalists. Days later, the captain received orders to return home with all crew and passengers in light of the imminent outbreak of the Second World War. But one man, fascinated by the city, chose to stay at the very last minute. Thus began the unexpected twenty-four-year Argentine exile of one of the twentieth century's major writers: Witold Gombrowicz. Drawing on his writings and interviews with surviving disciples, writers and scholars, Mercedes Halfon's \u003ci\u003eOutsider Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e traces Gombrowicz's Argentine years in elegant, pared-back prose, and composes a vivid account of mid-century bohemia in Buenos Aires. Brilliantly translated by Rahul Bery, Mercedes Halfon's \u003ci\u003eOutsider Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping portrait of a literary figure on the margins who rose to prominence late in life to become 'one of the greatest novelists of our century' (Milan Kundera). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercedes Halfon was born in Buenos Aires. She has published three novels, six poetry collections and one work of non-fiction. With Laura Citarella, she directed the film Las poetas visitan a Juana Bignozzi, which won the Best Director Award at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival and the Silver Dove Award at the DOK Leipzig Festival. She curated the theatrical cycle 'Invocaciones', held at the Centro Cultural San Martín and the Teatro Nacional Cervantes. She teaches in the Writing Arts program at the Universidad Nacional de las Artes and writes for the Radar supplement of the newspaper Página\/12, among other outlets. Her most recent work is the literary biography Outsider Everywhere: Witold Gombrowicz in Argentina, her first book to appear in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972559012147,"sku":"9781804272350","price":27.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TGdqfXR2-_9781804272350.webp?v=1794430386","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/outsider-everywhere-witold-gombrowicz-in-argentina-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}