{"product_id":"cosmos-9780802145628","title":"Cosmos","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eMilan Kundera called Witold Gombrowicz “one of the great novelists of our century.” His most famous novel, \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, the recipient of the 1967 International Prize for Literature, is now available in a critically acclaimed translation, for the first time directly from the Polish, by the award-winning translator Danuta Borchardt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e is a metaphysical noir thriller narrated by Witold, a seedy, pathetic, and witty student, who is charming and appalling by turns. On his way to a relaxing vacation he meets the despondent Fuks. As they set off together for a family-run pension in the Carpathian Mountains they discover a dead bird hanging from a string. Is this a strange but meaningless occurrence or is it the beginning of a string of bizarre events? As the young men become embroiled in the Chekhovian travails of the family running the pension, Grombrowicz creates a gripping narrative where the reader questions who is sane and who is safe?\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Witold Gombrowicz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956052136054,"sku":"9780802145628","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_90f9e44e-321e-462c-be84-38c285de2e88.jpg?v=1767715508","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/cosmos-9780802145628","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}