Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 Schulz, Bruno 1892 1942 Shults, Bruno Sklepy cynamonowe Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Street_of_Crocodiles https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sklepy_cynamonowe Produced by Pawel Sobkowiak and Polska Biblioteka Internetowa "Sklepy cynamonowe" by Bruno Schulz is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century. The prose delves into the intimate memories and surreal imaginings of a young boy exploring the complexities of life, family, and his small-town surroundings. The narrator's observations, rich with poetic language and vivid imagery, often evoke a dreamlike quality that merges the mundane with the fantastic. The opening of "Sklepy cynamonowe" introduces the reader to the narrator's summer life as he describes the sweltering heat and the vivid experiences of his childhood. We encounter his father, who is increasingly absorbed in his own world, and his mother, who manages daily life amid the chaos. The opening section paints a vibrant picture of life in a small town, capturing the sensory overload of summer days filled with colors, scents, and sounds. Through detailed descriptions, the text also hints at deeper family dynamics and the narrator's perception of his eccentric relatives, setting the stage for the exploration of themes such as memory, identity, and the passage of time as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. pl Poland -- Fiction PG Text Category: Literature - Other Category: Short Stories 268073 2025-08-04T04:41:44.098543 text/html 267894 2025-01-11T02:17:27.173618 text/html 175622 2025-08-04T04:41:51.795472 application/epub+zip 178583 2025-08-04T04:41:46.966500 application/epub+zip 160749 2025-08-04T04:41:45.779489 application/epub+zip 352295 2025-08-04T04:41:55.037463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332443 2025-08-04T04:41:51.024477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303438 2022-09-04T08:57:33.566015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212218 2025-08-04T04:41:43.585502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210341 2017-11-20T12:05:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17400 2025-08-04T04:41:55.199446 application/rdf+xml 15133 2025-08-04T04:41:46.280486 image/jpeg 3915 2025-08-04T04:41:46.027467 image/jpeg 87614 2017-11-20T12:06:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 173853 2025-08-04T04:41:44.118504 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pl.wikipedia