Orlando Furioso is absolutely wild, and Barbara Reynolds’ English translation of it is impeccable.

When you say ‘woke’, is it just the ‘city of ladies’ part you’re thinking of?

Gombrowicz is great. I’ve read only Cosmos so far, but definitely want to read Ferdydurke and a couple of his other books, possibly his diary too.

I live in Australia, and in my city there is actually a bar called Ferdydurke with decor inspired by the book!