Description
| Product ID: | 9781782277897 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Pushkin Collection |
| Title: | Nocturnal Apparitions |
| Subtitle: | Essential Stories |
| Authors: | Author: Bruno Schulz, Stanley Bill |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short stories, Short stories, Polish |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'One of the great transmogrifiers of the world into words' - John Updike A stunning new collection featuring fresh translations of Bruno Schulz''s 15 most captivating short stories, in a beautiful Pushkin Collection edition Includes a new translation of a recently discovered story, believed to be the first-ever published work by this legendary cult writer The stories in this collection are rich, tangled, and suffused with mystery and wonder. In the narrowing, winding city streets, strange figures roam. Great flocks of birds soar over rooftops, obscuring the sun. Cockroaches appear through cracks and scuttle across floorboards. Individuals careen from university buildings to dimly lit parlour rooms, through strange shops and endless storms. Crowded with moments of stunning beauty, the 15 stories in his collection showcases Schulz''s darkly modern sensibility, and his essential status as one of the great transformers of the ordinary into the fantastical:
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| Imprint Name: | Pushkin Press |
| Publisher Name: | Pushkin Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-11-24 |
