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Bruno Schulz

"In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the chess master of the region, and so he had him to his house every night."

Bruno Schulz, Polish Novelist
Family, Father, Chess, Night, Occupation
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"In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the chess master of the region, and so he had him to his house every night."

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