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Possessed (novel)
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Wikipedia article
'Possessed' is a 1939 novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, published under the pseudonym Zdzisaw Niewieski. It is a pastiche of gothic and serial novels in the vein of Horace Walpole and Eugne Sue.
Publication
The novel was serialised in the summer 1939 in two Polish daily newspapers, under the pseudonym Zdzisaw Niewieski. Only the first two parts were published before the outbreak of World War II. Witold Gombrowicz never claimed authorship of the work until a few days before his death in 1969. It was first published in book form in 1973. In 1986, the three final parts of the novel were discovered. The full version was published in 1990.
See also
* 1939 in literature
* Polish literature
References
Category:1939 novels
Category:Novels first published in serial form
Category:Polish novels
Category:Polish-language novels
Category:Works by Witold Gombrowicz
Category:Novels by Witold Gombrowicz
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