Witold Gombrowicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Witold Gombrowicz

Polish writer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1969

Profession: writer, playwright, author, poet lawyer, novelist, essayist, diarist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Witold Marian Gombrowicz (August 4, 1904 – July 24, 1969) was a Polish writer and playwright.
His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalist flavor.
As a leftist, bisexual, and anticlerical who defied all party lines, his books were banned in communist Poland.
In 1937 he published his first novel, Ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes: problems of immaturity and youth, creation of identity in interactions with others, and an ironic, critical examination of class roles in Polish society and culture.
He gained fame only during the last years of his life, but is now considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature.
His diaries were published in 1969 and are, according to the Paris Review, "widely considered his masterpiece".