num_pages: 111
description: When Bruno Schultz was murdered by the Nazis in 1942, he had published only two works of fiction, of which The Street of Crocodiles was the first. In a startling blend of the real and the fantastic, the stories in this stunning book evoke Schulz's uncommon boyhood in the provincial Polish town of Drohobycz. Here he spent most of his life, and here he applied himself to the reinvention of his birthplace, his family, and -most memorably- his father, textile merchant and incorrigible fantasist.Until recently Bruno Schulz was almost unknown outside his native Poland. Now, with the publication of The Street of Crocodiles, this strange, neglected genius, with his bizarre but ultimately logical view of his world, can be brought to the attention of the wide public he deserved.
language: English
title: The Street of Crocodiles
titlecomplete: The Street of Crocodiles
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Polish Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Poland, Fantasy, 20th Century
ratings_count: 14924
places: Poland
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman, awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Tähtifantasia Award
publisher: Picador