Ułamki zwierciadlanej biografii. Bruno Schulz i jego gimnazjalni koledzy

Abstrakt

The characters in this story are Bruno Schulz and his high school friends. However, this is a story mediated through narratives created earlier. The biographies of the characters shape one another.

In Tokarzewski’s biography, Schulz appears as a secondary character – yet one who en- nobles and invites speculation. Without Schulz, the life stories of many characters might never have existed: Chajes, Pilpel, Konwicki, Ambros, Tatarski, Kupferberg, Sternbach, and Horowitz. The reception of others would have remained limited: Friedländer, Jawrower, Lachowicz, Weingart, and Aleksandrowicz. The biographical discourse surrounding Maczek rejects or ignores the narrative about Schulz. This likely reflects its strength, completeness, and independence. Schulz’s absence in non-Schulz-related biographical narratives usually stems from their brevity.

As we observe, biographical discourse often falls into certain patterns: it perpetuates stereotypes and reinforces established frameworks. Just as human fates intersect by chance, so do biographical discourses too. Meetings are a matter of fate, and their documentation is another stroke of fortune.