Find books like The Manuscript Found in Saragossa from the world’s largest community of readers. The Manuscript Found in Saragossa book. "The Saragossa Manuscript" is divided into two parts. Buy The Saragossa Manuscript by Jan Potocki from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Buy The Saragossa Manuscript by Jan Potocki from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Its style mixes an easy congeniality and libertine spirit à la "Tom Jones" (1963) with elements of sophisticated comedy and slapstick commedia dell'arte, all delivered by an expert cast and imbued with a tangible sense of fun and mystery. He was educated in Geneva and Lausanne, served twice in the Polish Army as a captain of engineers, and spent some time on a galley as a novice Knight of Malta. Critic Reviews for The Saragossa Manuscript. The first beginning on the very first level of narration with two warring soldiers from opposite sides held up in a old tavern where they discovered the manuscript and read it intently. Potocki's most famous work is The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Originally written in French as Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse, it is a frame tale which he wrote to entertain his wife. Seen today, and belatedly issued in the UK, The Saragossa Manuscript is a remarkable discovery, one that any serious cinephile should experience at least once. The Saragossa Manuscript was released in Poland in 1964 – the same year as Hofstadter’s essay was published, and despite being on the eastern divide of the Iron Curtain, it’s clearly a film of the Sixties. Jan Potocki was born into the Potocki family, an aristocratic family, that owned vast estates in Poland. The task was taken up in 1965 by director Wojciech Has and writer Tadeusz Kwiatkowski, and the results in his original cut ran to over three hours. Set primarily in Spain, it tells a frame story containing gothic, picaresque and erotic elements. The Saragossa Manuscript (Polish: Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, "The Manuscript found in Zaragoza") is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, based on the 1815 novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. Jan Potocki has 53 books on Goodreads with 11353 ratings. Read 245 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. All Critics (14) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (1) This three-hour swirl of Polish phantasmagoria, from 1965, is an epic piece of japery; it celebrates visions and magic by means of labyrinthine storytelling. "The Saragossa Manuscript" is a very entertaining film that two or three viewings will eventually allow you to understand fully. The Saragossa Manuscript is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, based on the 1815 novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The Manuscript Found in Saragossa book. Jan Potocki’s most popular book is The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.