Diary

DiaryA single volume edition of Diary, Witold Gombrowiczs acclaimed masterpiece, now with previously unpublished pages restored. Just before the outbreak of World War II, young Witold Gombrowicz left his home in Poland and set sail for South America. In 1953, still living as an expatriate in Argentina, he began his Diary with one of literatures most memorable openings: Monday Me. Tuesday Me. Wednesday Me. Thursday Me. Gombrowiczs Diary grew into a vast

From the Persian sack in 614 through the bloody First Crusade and beyond

And photography is so big that it can encompass journalism

this collection also contains several stories only available in this volume

Beginning with the neighbouring passenger on the flight out and his tales of fast boats and failed marriages

in mingled splendour and squalor

Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss

surprise Grammy performances and career reinventions

These are luscious dishes to make for friends and family

For the 2nd anniversary of Piano Day

Outstanding are Irving Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek" and "Isn't This a Lovely Day

Two young women

which topped jazz charts around the globe