Description: Bruno Schulz (1892-1942) has long been recognized, internationally and by leading American writers and critics, as a major twentieth-century author of fiction. This volume includes Schulz's newly discovered letters and two short theoretical essays hitherto not translated into English. The volume also contains an interview by Jerzy Ficowski, the foremost scholar on Schulz, indefatigable in searching for documents linked to Schulz. The second half of the volume includes original interpretative essays, and the editor, Czeslaw Prokopczyk, presents his approach to Schulz's fiction in terms of myth.
Review Quotes: «'Bruno Schulz: New Documents and Interpretations' is an extremely valuable collection consisting of the new critical articles devoted to Schulz' work, recently discovered Schulz letters, and his short theoretical essays previously not available in English. [...] The success and the richness of this collection as a whole is, in a large measure, a consequence of Prokopczyk's brilliant editorial idea to bring together diverse yet mutually illuminating materials - new documents, correspondence, an interview, and scholarly interpretations - pertaining to Schulz' work. As a result of this editorial plan and the careful introductions placing the new materials in the overall context of Schulz's work and its critical reception, the volume not only presents a significant contribution to Schulz' Polish and American academic scholarship, but also appeals to the broader audience of his admirers and readers.» (Ewa Ziarek, The Polish Review)
«'Bruno Schulz: New Documents and Interpretations', edited by Czeslaw Z. Prokopczyk of SUNY Buffalo, is and ought to be a real intellectual and aesthetic treat for the connoisseurs of Bruno Schulz's mesmerizing prose. It presents his correspondence and his essays hitherto unknown in the United States, and it subjects his art to probing and heterogeneous interpretations, including Prokopczyk's fascinating reconstruction of the philosophical subtext of Schulz's prose. This, in itself, is an exemplary addendum to the literary phenomenon of Bruno Schulz. All in all, the volume enriches beyond any doubt the ever growing American appreciation of Schulz.» (John Fizer, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Rutgers University)