Sunday 5 May 2019

Vítězslav Nezval's OTHER Carrollian-style book...

“Alice in the hall of mirrors” by Toyen for an essay on Carroll’s Alice by Vítězslav Nezval.

“The hall of mirrors” by Toyen for a children's book by Vítězslav Nezval. 

Did more research on this recently!

The book this illustration is from, Anička skřítek a slaměný Hubert, as far as I can tell, is about two friends, one named a variant of Alice (Anička) who voyage into a strange world behind a shop mirror. 

Czech literature site defines it as "often associated with the influence of Carroll's Alice"

Vítězslav Nezval had written the adult aimed novel Valerie and her Week of Wonders the year prior to this, though it remained unpublished until 1945.  

Both novels seem to have Carroll's influence in the background. 

Would love to read Anička skřítek a slaměný Hubert, but sadly, I don't think its ever been translated!