Strange and abstract, indescribable, but I really like it. As befits its title, Cosmos has something to say about man's place in the universe. In the first half of the "story" I am intrigued by how the narrator seeks meaning in the connections between random events; in the second half I like Leon's approach to living a private mental life in full view of his family.
This is the second time I've read Cosmos. The first time I read a version that was apparently an English translation from the French version of the story. This time I read a new translation that comes directly from the Polish. While the new translation is surely more accurate to the original, I must admit that I prefer the earlier translation. I see how Gombrowicz's repetitive, list-based prose suits the subject matter, but I found it distracting.
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