TY - BOOK AU - Gombrowicz, Witold. TI - BACACAY SN - 9780976395072 U1 - FC PY - 2004////01/01 CY - New York PB - Archipelago Books KW - Fiction KW - Fiction Collection KW - Fiction, Polish KW - Short Stories KW - Gombrowicz, Witold KW - Polish writer KW - Johnston, Bill (tr.) N1 - A balloonist finds himself set upon by erotic lepers...a passenger on a ship notices a human eye on the deck...a group of aristocrats enjoy a vegetarian dish made from human flesh...a virginal young girl gnaws raw meat from a bone...a notorious ruffian is terrorized by a rat. Welcome to the bizarre universe of Witold Gombrowicz, whose legendary short story collection is presented here for the first time in English. These tales, hilarious, disturbing, and brilliantly written, are utterly unique in world literature. After reading them, you'll never be the same. ER -