In a novel by this author, a scientist names the ears, nose, and fingers of his rival's wife, and lists the chemical components of her urine, making those parts behave autonomously.
In a novel by this author, a scientist names the ears, nose, and fingers of his rival's wife, and lists the chemical components of her urine, making those parts behave autonomously. The protagonist of a novel by this author is trapped in a dark basement where would-be escapees are thwarted by the spurs attached to everyone's shoes, and is named as second in a duel by the filthy rich homosexual Gonzalo. The untranslated word pupa is used in place of "buttocks" throughout a novel by this author, which features a "duel of grimaces" between the idealistic Siphon and his rival (*) Kneadus. The protagonist of that novel by him chafes under the proper Youngblood family while living with them as a boarder. This author, who fictionalized his flight to Argentina at the outset of World War II in his novel Trans-Atlantyk, is best known for a novel in which Professor Pimko imposes childishness on his students, such as the author Johnny Kowalski. For 10 points, name this proto-Absurdist Polish author of Ferdydurke.
In a novel by this author, a scientist names the ears, nose, and fingers of his rival's wife, and lists the chemical components of her urine, making those parts behave autonomously.
Witold Gombrowicz [or Witold Marian Gombrowicz] 