'A HUMORIST TAKES A WALK AMID INFINITY': BRUNON SCHULZ AND THOMAS MANN

Por Eleazar Meletinski Thomas Mann, alongside with Franz Kafka and James Joyce, was a pioneer of the 'mythological novel'. Brunon Schulz also drew on myths and his work makes little sense unless the reader takes note of the numerous references to the symbolism and stories from the Bible. Schulz's fascination with the approach and achievement of the author of 'The Magic Mountain' was so great that he sent Mann the manuscript of his own story. He was convinced that since they had so much in common the German novelist would appreciate it better than anybody else. A close analysis of the historical and literary links between the two writers is essential to a better understanding of Schulz's art and the premises of his poetics.