Witold Gombrowicz

Witold Gombrowicz was a Polish writer and playwright who was considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature in the 20th century. His works were characterized by deep psychological analysis, a sense of paradox and absurd, and a critical examination of Polish culture and society. He wrote novels, short stories, plays, and a diary, which are widely regarded as his masterpiece. He gained fame only during the last years of his life, but is now recognized as a major influence on modernist and postmodernist literature and theatre. He lived in exile for most of his life, first in Argentina and then in France, where he died of an asthma attack in 1969.