![]() ![]() Nonetheless, the themes, or should we call them obsessions, appear there clearly. This is a short collection as it includes only six stories out of the author’s vast repertoire. It makes me think that maybe Grabiński didn’t just write creepy stories. In 1920s the offence must’ve been of amazing proportions for a woman to do something like that. This edition includes an extended biography note on Grabiński and one fact that caught my attention was that Grabiński’s wife left him taking both their children, changed her name and was never to be heard from again. Also, there is a lot more sex in Grabiński’s stories. This comparison might be a little unfair, because what they only have in common is that they wrote spooky, atmospheric tales. ![]() ![]() Of course, he is not as good, which is why we call him a Polish Poe, rather than calling Poe an ‘American Grabiński’. Stefan Grabiński has been called a ‘Polish Poe’. ![]()
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