Dreams and Stones

Author

Magdalena Tulli

Original Work

Dreams and Stones

Translator

Bill Johnston

Language

English

Year

2016

Publisher

Archipelago Books

Country

United States

Pages

112

ISBN

9780914671503

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Dreams and Stones is a small masterpiece, one of the most extraordinary works of literature to come out of Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism. In sculpted, poetic prose reminiscent of Bruno Schulz, it tells the story of the emergence of a great city. In Tulli’s hands myth, metaphor, history, and narrative are combined to magical effect. Dreams and Stones is about the growth of a city, and also about all cities; at the same time it is not about cities at all, but about how worlds are created, trans- formed, and lost through words alone. A stunning debut by one of Europe’s finest new writers.— Google Books