Here’s a basket of fruit from his book, Street of Crocodiles: “the shiny pink cherries full of juice under their transparent skins, the mysterious black morellos that smelled so much better than they tasted; apricots in whose golden pulp lay the core of long afternoons.”
For fledgling writers, Schulz offers a whole new vocabulary for imagery. He takes everyday objects and turns them into dreamy characters, letting his imaginative eye steer the story.
But don't take my word for it. Jamie over at Author Store pointed me towards a whole string of Schulz discussions over at the Lit Blog forum, MetaxuCafe. Read the whole post, it's a veritable blogroll of Schulz-loving writers. Check it out:
"A book group on Metaxu has kicked off a big run of posts regarding Bruno Schulz's Street of Crocodiles. Take a look: Magnificent Octopus and Spamula and Magnificent Books and (sweet illustrations) and Pages Turned..."
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