The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories

The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories - Paperback

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The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories - Paperback

The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories - Paperback

by Bruno Schulz
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Book Overview

In The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories, Bruno Schulz describes in fantastical, mythologised terms the cloth merchant's shop where he grew up and the bizarre antics of his father, such as turning the attic into an aviary and expounding strange theories on mannequins. Two sides of the Galician town of Drohobycz are seen: the old town full of ancient mystery is contrasted with newer districts that have sprung up in response to oil mining in the area. The language is poetic, heady and oneiric, employing a rich system of imagery incorporating books and labyrinths.
ISBN9781517543655
Author Bruno Schulz
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages148
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories

The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories - Paperback

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About Bruno Schulz

Bruno Schulz was a Polish Jewish writer and artist who has influenced writers including Salman Rushdie, Roberto Bolaño, David Grossman and Cynthia Ozick. He was born and lived most of his life in the town of Drohobych, once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then Poland, and now part of Ukraine. He published two collections of short stories - Cinnamon Shops and The Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass - during his lifetime. Schulz was shot and killed by a German SS officer in Drohobych in 1942. His unfinished novel, The Messiah, was lost in the Holocaust.

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