Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
This article is about 1945 novel. For the 1970 film, see Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (film).
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| Author | Vítězslav Nezval |
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| Original title | Valerie a týden divů |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Surrealist, Gothic, Novel |
| Published | 1945 (Czech edition); 2005 (Twisted Spoon Press) (English translation) |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-80-86264-19-6 |
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czech: Valerie a týden divů) is a novel by surrealist Czech writer Vítězslav Nezval, first published in 1945. It was made into a 1970 Czech film directed by Jaromil Jireš.
With this novel, Nezval explored the gothic themes and settings of such novels as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and M. G. Lewis' The Monk (1796), as well as F. W. Murnau's film Nosferatu (1922; based on Dracula [1897] by Bram Stoker).
The novel has long been available in Czech. The 2005 English edition features the illustrations by Kamil Lhotak that appeared in the original edition.
Dramatization
The 1970 film adaptation Valerie a týden divů, directed by Jaromil Jireš, starred the then 13-year-old Jaroslava Schallerová as Valerie.
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