<p><em>A Burglar of the Better Sort </em>offers, in the English translation of Charles S. Kraszewski, the entirety of Czyżewski&rsquo;s surviving literary output, from surrealistic plays like Donkey and Sun in Metamorphosis and his inimitable &lsquo;formistic poems&rsquo; through the playful Christmas &lsquo;pastorals&rsquo; &mdash; which so delighted Czesław Miłosz &mdash; to his theoretical writings, which form the basis for his radically individual, shamanistic approach to literary creation. A truly global talent, Czyżewski belongs to the world, a world which, beyond Poland, finally has the opportunity to get to know him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>