New German translation (and illustrations) of Nezval's Valerie and her Week of Wonders

New German Translation of Nezval's Valerie and her Week of Wonders, complete with all-new surreal, abstract illustrations by Karla Cikánová.

Young Valerie experiences her newfound adolescence as a fairytale nightmare about vampires and miraculous gardens. Heroically she penetrates mysterious cellars, rescues her beloved Eagle, turns into a puff of smoke, and escapes from burning as a witch... 

Many many thanks to publisher Kētos-Verlag for sharing these photos!

If you can understand Japanese (and are quick enough) you might just be able to get this lovely Hard Rock Cafe pin with a ticket to the Magic of Alice in Wonderland Exhibition which opens in Japan in March...

Image courtesy of Magic of Alice in Wonderland's twitter.

The Bizzareness of illustrations based on the 1981 russian AIW...

These illustrations by Petro Severcov mimic the 1981 russian animation adaptation of Alice's adventures in Wonderland (although with a few alterations such as Alice's dress colour and the fact Alice's sister exists).

Many thanks to instagram user Marmalat_Alice for posting these!

New Carroll biography arriving soon (and I have never heard of its author)

New Carroll biography arriving soon (and I have never heard of its author)

According to the Lewis Carroll resources page run by the Lewis Carroll Society, there will be a brand new Carroll biography coming at the end of this month.

The new biography is:

Lewis Carroll: Worlds of His Alices By Edward Guiliano  

“Professor Guiliano offers an authoritative account of Carroll's identities, behaviors and works. He connects the diverse elements in his art--from photography to poetry--to the great Alice books and more.”

I'm going to throw the comments and telegram open for this post because I have honestly never heard of the researcher for this biography?

What are his views on Carroll in general and does "authorative" here mean more authoritative than Edward Wakeling (who is generally considered to be world expert)?

Any help regarding this would be much appreciated!   

Thanks,

Chloe :)