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A review by yulo
The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz
5.0
The Crocodile Street is a reminiscence of childhood through young eyes. Schultz breaks the rose-tinted glasses we often use to view our childhood. Not always fun and joyful, boyhood is also scary, tiring, and can be overwhelming. Youth is about discovering oneself and the world around. New, exciting, or queer events are awaiting at every corner. What has long ago become mundane for adults, is always a wonder for a child.
Just like our memories, the story isn't cohesive or has a sense of continuity, with different events happening after one another. Each part is (if at all) only connected by the presence of the boy's father. To the son, he's intriguing and arousing curiosity, almost a spiritual-like being, contrary to down-to-earth, corporeal women. The narrator is uneasy about the opposite gender, partly because he acknowledges the power they hold over men, but also because he's young and inexperienced. Beautifully written, it's almost like reading a painting. Schultz's use of words is absorbing and stimulating. Excerpts of life, a reflection on the past.
Just like our memories, the story isn't cohesive or has a sense of continuity, with different events happening after one another. Each part is (if at all) only connected by the presence of the boy's father. To the son, he's intriguing and arousing curiosity, almost a spiritual-like being, contrary to down-to-earth, corporeal women. The narrator is uneasy about the opposite gender, partly because he acknowledges the power they hold over men, but also because he's young and inexperienced. Beautifully written, it's almost like reading a painting. Schultz's use of words is absorbing and stimulating. Excerpts of life, a reflection on the past.