The book provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969), one of the most important Polish writers of the 20th century. Chronology; In Place of a Biography; Short Stories; Plays; Novels; Journal; The Language; The Rhetoric; Women and Other Trivia; Gombrowicz and Other Writers; Gombrowicz's Universe; Notes and References; Selected Bibliography