Schulz in a Prayer-Book, or „Mesjasz” by Wojciech Żmudziński Cover Image

Schulz w książeczce do nabożeństwa, czyli „Mesjasz” Wojciecha Żmudzińskiego
Schulz in a Prayer-Book, or „Mesjasz” by Wojciech Żmudziński

Author(s): Tymoteusz Skiba
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Book-Review
Published by: Fundacja Terytoria Książki
Keywords: schulz studies;schulzologia;bruno schulz;wojciech żmudziński;polish literature;

Summary/Abstract: Wojciech Żmudziński’s novel is another story of the lost manuscripts by Bruno Schulz. The author presents a surreal vision of the world in which the found "Messiah" is a guide for the perplexed and a prophecy about the coming Savior. Żmudziński adopted a number of Schulzean motifs, paraphrased fragments of "The Sanatorium under the Sign of an Hourglass", and created a new version of Schulz’s biography. Unfortunately, all those devices are just meaningless props and a backstage which the author needs to express his own worldview, thus presenting a false image of Schulz and his work.

  • Issue Year: 8/2016
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 163-166
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish