TY - BOOK AU - Schulz, Bruno TI - Nocturnal Apparitions: : Essential Stories SN - 978-1782277897 AV - PG7158.S294 N63 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - Pushkin Press KW - Short stories, Polish KW - Translations into English KW - 20th century N2 - "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" ER -