“It was difficult to anticipate—in these monsters with enormous, fantastic beaks which they opened wide immediately after birth, hissing greedily to show the backs of their throats, in these lizards with frail, naked bodies of hunchbacks—the future peacocks, pheasants, grouse or condors. Placed in cotton wool, in baskets, this dragon brood lifted blind, walleyed heads on thin necks, croaking voicelessly from their dumb throats.”
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The Street of Crocodiles
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Bruno Schulz
Bruno Schulz was a Polish writer born on July 12, 1892, and died on November 19, 1942. Known for his unique narrative style and profound philosophical insights, Schulz's work blends elements of surrealism and magical realism. more
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