Monthly Archives: July 2020

Gombrowicz: I & We

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

How is it that man divides himself in two and which of these persons is real?—Witold Gombrowicz, Diary, p 123 (this and all subsequent quotations from Volume Two) Is the local related to the universal? And is a person’s situation … Continue reading →

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Gombrowicz and Difficulty

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

As was the case the first time I went through the Diary, I find that the journey gets difficult about halfway through. Sort of like slogging through a jungle, machete in hand, parts are nice, pleasant, even beautiful, a breeze … Continue reading →

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Gombrowicz the Liar

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

… without esteeming, the nut of existence would be hollow.—Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra The individual is a nut so impossible to crack that no theoretic tooth will be able to manage it.—Gombrowicz, Diary Volume Two, p 216 For Nietzsche “to … Continue reading →

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