"Faust" is my first and very fruitful meeting with the work of Krystyna Kofta. Although the author of the novel already knew (mostly essays, and because of her illness), and liked, for her books I was somehow out of the way ... As much as I have come across "Faust." I decided to buy a book under the influence of positive reviews in the TV and because it seemed to me that the story is presented in it so interesting, it worth the risk. And it's good that I undertook that risk, because now I know that for Krystyna Kofta will now be closer to me anymore:)
"Faust" is undeniably entertaining novel since the first page. Reading it we are not aware of the passage of time, and the books themselves fleeing ...
main heroines are basically two: one is the title of Faust and the other is Bogna, a writer known for which Faust is the prototype of the main the form of her novels. The two women meet at the hospital when Bogna is in the fight against breast cancer, a Faustus is accompanied by her husband in the fight against breast cancer. This unexpected encounter in such adverse circumstances is the beginning of a complicated friendship, often based on lies, voyeurism, cutting remark, not understanding, but also sensitivity, willingness to help and fight for this friendship ...
Foltynowicz Faust in his childhood lived in a poor district of the city, had a younger sister Kamilka, who died, the beloved father of Louis Lejman that being a Jew, could not stand the realities in Poland of the 60's and thus took his own life and his mother, who after his father's death she found this and no other occupation, prostituted to men with money of vodka in the apartment where she slept behind a curtain of Faust ... At age 14, however, Faust met unexpected turn of events - her mother sold her older than her 40 years of Philip Fołtynowiczowi. This took the girl in the world of luxury, which first sent her to convent school and later, when Faust was 16 years took her to wife. Faust, infinitely loving and believing in God, is an ideal wife. Although he does not love her husband is obedient, loyal and caring towards him, he raises his two children, educates them, cares for her husband's apartment and interests, and secretly dreams of his spirit and his death, regain lost youth and freedom. After about 30 years of marriage, Philip dies. Although it happens at home Fołtynowiczów, in the presence of a priest and his wife, Philip's death can in no way be called a quiet departure the house of the Lord ...
Faust is left alone, is free. But what to do with that freedom? Does it adequately appreciated?
second novel, the heroine Krytyny Bogna Kofta is known writer, who saw Faust for the first time on the Sopot pier, which is a beautiful young girl in the company of an older man, so she did a great impression and aroused so many characters question that has become the heroine of her novel. Bogna began writing a book about Faust, but not over her ... After about 30 years, met Faust and her novel about a young girl from the Sopot pier was revived again. Bogna is not only an observer of life Fausty, but it is also the commentator and his companion. Fausty older than the writer can not fathom Fausty attachment to her husband, his money, he can not understand why Faust, which Philip had never loved, not left or betrayed him. Bogna is trying to discover the secret life of her heroine, who often misrepresent the facts, bypassing inconvenient events, blurring the traces ...
I that the book Krystyna Kofta is really a very good piece of women's literature (although it seems to me that this book has the power to speak in an appropriate manner and to men). "Faust" raises a very important social problem (and others), which, however, you can not say too much because it would betray, Krystyna Kofta which celebrates the skill, not exposing readers to unnecessary anxiety and aversion. When Faust is a completely fictitious character by the author (at least I hope so), a form Bogey is certainly in a much or at least some of those same author "Fausty" or Krystyna Kofta. The very fact that Bogna develop breast cancer, mastectomy surgery that passes that he has one son and a husband which is 'always' testifies to the fact that in creating this character Krystyna Kofta 'benefited' from itself. I must say that I liked the treatment because it's such a little meeting with the author, her life and creative process. Besides, I consider that by far the novel Kofta forces to think over how bezbrzerznie various human destinies may be, as everything we see can only be a wonderfully fitting to mask the situation, such as human suffering years may sit in secret and quietly lead to destruction ...
We highly recommend this book, especially those who have the creative Krystyna Kofta do not yet have met, because it seems to me that as I did after "Faust" will have the appetite for more!)
Kofta K., Faust, WAB, Warszawa 2010, 416th
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