{"product_id":"outsider-everywhere-mercedes-halfon-9781804272350","title":"Outsider Everywhere: Witold Gombrowicz in Argentina","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn August 1939, a ship flying the Polish flag docked in Buenos Aires. On board was a delegation of businessmen, diplomats and journalists. Days later, the captain received orders to return home with all crew and passengers in light of the imminent outbreak of the Second World War. But one man, fascinated by the city, chose to stay at the very last minute. Thus began the unexpected twenty-four-year Argentine exile of one of the twentieth century's major writers: Witold Gombrowicz. Drawing on his writings and interviews with surviving disciples, writers and scholars, Mercedes Halfon's \u003cem\u003eOutsider Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e traces Gombrowicz's Argentine years in elegant, pared-back prose, and composes a vivid account of mid-century bohemia in Buenos Aires. Brilliantly translated by Rahul Bery, Mercedes Halfon's \u003cem\u003eOutsider Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping portrait of a literary figure on the margins who rose to prominence late in life to become 'one of the greatest novelists of our century' (Milan Kundera). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercedes Halfon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804272353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804272350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fitzcarraldo Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mercedes Halfon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424765198591,"sku":"9781804272350","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a523762-8f7e-4ddc-9902-7f18656516af.jpg?v=1761532372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outsider-everywhere-mercedes-halfon-9781804272350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}