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Bruno Schulz’s **The Street of Crocodiles** is a compact yet richly textured anthology set in a small Polish town during the interwar period. The stories weave bright, childlike fantasies with more somber, surreal episodes that echo Kafkaesque moods. Schulz, a noted graphic artist, illustrated the book with fine etchings and lithographs that capture the town’s atmosphere. Originally conveyed in margins of letters to a friend, the tales reflect Schulz’s unique vision of everyday life.
First publish date: 1963
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Bruno Schulz
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