Is Bruno Schulz Well-Known in Drogobych?

Abstract

The paper analyzes the results of a research on the popularity of Schulz in today’s Drogobych, conducted there in 2014 as a basis of the M.A. thesis titled The (Un)known Schulz. Reconstructing the Memory of Bruno Schulz in Drogobych [(Nie)znany Schulz. Proces odtwarzania pamięci o Brunonie Schulzu w Drohobyczu]. It shows the knowledge of the town’s present population about Schulz. The respondents answered a number of questions concerning his life and work, as well as their personal attitude toward the writer. The information obtained provides an answer to the title question: “Is Bruno Schulz well-known in Drogobych?”