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FFor the centenary of Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, several events will be held in Buenos Aires, where the author lived for twenty-four years.
The Borges Cultural Centre’s literary adviser, Alejandro Vacaro, told IPS that Gombrowicz and his works “continue to be an enigma” for many Argentines, given that the now famous Polish writer “cultivated amongst his peers the art of being unpleasant, and he did nothing to disseminate his writing,” which explains the local indifference towards him while he lived in Buenos Aires.
After leaving Argentina, Gombrowicz was the first to be surprised by his fame. He was soon acclaimed by his colleagues in Europe and Argentina alike, and in the 1970s was mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Kundera has said that Gombrowicz’s work was a precursor to the modern European novel, and has compared him to no less a figure than Czech author Franz Kafka.
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Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.