Tähtifantasia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2014) Winner
Bruno Schulz
ぶるーの・しゅるつ
Burūno Shurutsu
Pen Names:
Marceli Weron（Pseudonym used for early story 'Undula'）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-07-12 （Drohobych）
- Died
- 1942-11-19 （Drohobych） age 50
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish, German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Drohobych (most of life)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, fine artist, literary critic, art teacher
- Active Years
- 1934-1942
- Affiliations
- Władysław Jagiełło Middle School, Drohobych (teacher)
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka
- Influenced
- Cynthia Ozick, David Grossman, Roberto Bolaño
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Władysław Jagiełło Middle School | — | general | — | 1902-1910 | Austria-Hungary |
| Lviv Polytechnic | — | architecture | — | 1910頃-1917（中断あり） | Austria-Hungary |
| Vienna (architecture) | — | architecture | — | 1917（短期） | Austria |
Władysław Jagiełło Middle School
general
Period:
1902-1910
Year of Graduation:
1910
Country:
Austria-Hungary
graduated with honours
Lviv Polytechnic
architecture
Period:
1910頃-1917（中断あり）
Country:
Austria-Hungary
interrupted by illness in 1911, resumed 1913
Vienna (architecture)
architecture
Period:
1917（短期）
Country:
Austria
briefly in 1917
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Golden Laurel | — | — | Polish Academy of Literature | 受賞 |
Golden Laurel
1938
Organization:
Polish Academy of Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Street of Crocodiles (Cinnamon Shops)
1934 short story collectionDreamlike stories of family life set in hometown Drohobych.
metamorphosis of fatherdreamlike realitymagical everyday
Adaptations
- [stop-motion animation] Street of Crocodiles / Brothers Quay (1986)
- [theatre] The Street of Crocodiles / Simon McBurney (1992)
Translations
- English: Celina Wieniewska et al.
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
1937 novelFantastical novel of distorted time and memory.
timememoryfantasy
Adaptations
- [film] The Hourglass Sanatorium / Wojciech Has (1973)
- [stop-motion/live action film] Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass / Brothers Quay (2024)
Translations
- English: Celina Wieniewska et al.
Adaptations
- Numerous theatre and film adaptations
Translations by Author
- Franz Kafka's The Trial (co-translation into Polish)
Translations of Works
- English, French, German translations available
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ModernismSurrealismMagic realismrich metaphorfantastic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- mythologized fathermetamorphosischildhood memoriesJewish cultural elements
Health
-
serious illness1911-1913interrupted studies for two years, convalescence
Legacy
One of the great 20th-century Polish-language prose stylists, pioneer of fantastic literature, influential on many writers.
Museums
- Bruno Schulz Museum Drohobych, Ukraine
- Yad Vashem Jerusalem, Israel Opened in 2009
Archives
- National Library of Poland (manuscripts)
In Popular Culture
- Referenced in novels by Ozick, Grossman, etc.
- Basis for films and theatre
Trivia
- Shot dead by Gestapo officer Karl Günther.
- Murals painted in 1942 rediscovered in 2001, causing controversy.
- Unfinished novel The Messiah lost.