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With an introduction by Martin Esslin, pp. 1-4
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Includes the following works by Witkiewicz, translated by Daniel Gerould and Eleanor Gerould:
- The Pragmatists
- Mr Price, or Tropical Madness
- Gyubal Wahazar, Or Along the Cliffs of the Absurd
- Metaphysics of a Two-Headed Calf
Contents
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Metaphysics of a Two-Headed Calf
Metafizyka Dwugłowego Cielęcia,
Daniel Gerould
(translator)
Eleanor Gerould
(translator)
single work
drama
(p. 173-235)
'Metaphysics of a Two-Headed Calf, set in New Guinea and Australia, pits savage European imperialists against a native tribal chieftain whose fetish of a great golden frog offers greater insight into the mystery of existence than the Westerners' shallow rationalism.' - cover note, Mr Price, or Tropical Madness and Metaphysics of a Two-Headed Calf
- 'Witkacy', single work essay (p. 237-259)
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