Bruno Schulz's Sklepy cynamonowe / Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą is a collection of fiction from one of the most original imaginations in modern Europe.

Schulz's untimely death at the hands of a Nazi is considered one of the great losses to modern literature. During his lifetime, his work found little critical regard, but word of his remarkable talents gradually won him an international readership.

This volume brings together his complete fiction, including three short stories and his final surviving work, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass. Illustrated with Schulz's original drawings, this edition beautifully showcases the distinctive surrealist vision of one of the twentieth century's most gifted and influential writers.

Without Dogma is a departure from Henryk Sienkiewicz's famous historical novels, diving into the realm of contemporary issues faced by late nineteenth-century individuals. This novel provides a profound exploration of a man's existential struggles, as he grapples with a life devoid of moral principles and lasting purpose.

Without Dogma is a psychological novel where the romantic plot serves as a backdrop to delve deep into the hero's mental states and self-analysis. It presents a vivid portrayal of the hero's introspection and existential questioning. This has led to heated discussions regarding the book's stance on morality.

For many young readers, Without Dogma was seen as a reflection of their generation's plight. The novel's lack of explicit condemnation of the main character sparked significant debate, making it a significant cultural piece of its time.

In this bitterly funny novel by the renowned Polish author Witold Gombrowicz, a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness.

Originally published in Poland in 1937, Ferdydurke became an instant literary sensation and catapulted the young author to fame. Deemed scandalous and subversive by Nazis, Stalinists, and the Polish Communist regime in turn, the novel (as well as all of Gombrowicz's other works) was officially banned in Poland for decades.

It has nonetheless remained one of the most influential works of twentieth-century European literature. Ferdydurke is translated here directly from the Polish for the first time. Danuta Borchardt deftly captures Gombrowicz's playful and idiosyncratic style, and she allows English speakers to experience fully the masterpiece of a writer whom Milan Kundera describes as "one of the great novelists of our century."

The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz's uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family's life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic.

Most memorable - and most chilling - is the portrait of the author's father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rare birds' eggs to hatch in his attic, who believes tailors' dummies should be treated like people, and whose obsessive fear of cockroaches causes him to resemble one.

Bruno Schulz, a Polish Jew killed by the Nazis in 1942, is considered by many to have been the leading Polish writer between the two world wars. This volume brings together his complete fiction, including three short stories and his final surviving work, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass.

Illustrated with Schulz's original drawings, this edition beautifully showcases the distinctive surrealist vision of one of the twentieth century's most gifted and influential writers.

Pornografia is a strange and bracing novel that delves into the divide between the young and the old, while providing a grotesque evocation of obsession. Set in the Polish countryside during wartime, the unnamed narrator and his friend, Fryderyk, engage in a bizarre game of manipulating two local youths, Karol and Henia, into a forced affection, turning their interactions into a sort of erotic chess game.

Frustration mounts as the youths show no interest in each other, leading to a momentary halt in their games due to a local murder and a complex directive to assassinate a rogue resistance member. Gombrowicz masterfully connects these threads in a tense climax, imbuing the novel with a deep sense of the absurd.

The prose is precise and forceful, with the narrator's attempts to understand his own pleasure in corrupting youth evoking a mix of pride and disgust. The novel's manic tone navigates between lengthy, comma-spliced sentences and sharp, declarative thrusts, enhancing its complexity and dark humor.

Pan Tadeusz is an epic tale of country life among the Polish and Lithuanian gentry during the years 1811-1812. Written by Adam Mickiewicz, it is perhaps Poland's best-known literary work and has been translated into almost every European language.

This bilingual edition features Kenneth R. Mackenzie's celebrated English translation. The plot encompasses the typical elements of a romantic, historical novel: a feud between two ancient families, a love story crossed by the feud, and a mysterious figure who dominates the action. Additionally, it includes a host of eccentric subordinate characters, humorously depicted.

To Poles of all generations, the life, the scenes, and the characters in Pan Tadeusz embody the ideals, sentiments, and way of life of the whole nation.