Vetting of Gombrowicz’s “Diary” in “Gombrowicz, este hombre me causa problemas” by Juan Carlos Gómez Cover Image

Prześwietlanie Dzienników w Gombrowicz, este hombre me causa problemas Juana Carlosa Gómeza
Vetting of Gombrowicz’s “Diary” in “Gombrowicz, este hombre me causa problemas” by Juan Carlos Gómez

Author(s): Nina Pielacińska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Psychology, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: autobiography; diary; essay; Witold Gombrowicz; Juan Carlos Gómez

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses “Milonga for Gombrowicz”, an essay written by Juan Carlos Gómez in which the author begins by reflecting upon Gombrowicz’s “Diary”. As Gómez was one of the Polish writer’s closest Argentinean friends, the biographical perspective enables the text in question to be read as an intimate history of their relationship that is also shared with the public. As the analysis presented in this article shows, Gombrowicz’s work offered Gómez an opportunity to metaphorically resume their conversations which had been disrupted when Gombrowicz departed Argentina, providing him with a pretext to present his own philosophical views, and above all to convince readers that he was the only legitimate “heir” to Gombrowicz’s “throne”.

  • Issue Year: 13/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 117-130
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish