Vítězslav Nezval
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| '''Vítězslav Nezval''' ([[May 26]], [[1900]], [[Biskoupky]] – [[April 6]], [[1958]], [[Prague]]) was one of the most prolific Czech writers best known in the West for his novel ''[[Valerie and Her Week of Wonders]]''. | '''Vítězslav Nezval''' ([[May 26]], [[1900]], [[Biskoupky]] – [[April 6]], [[1958]], [[Prague]]) was one of the most prolific Czech writers best known in the West for his novel ''[[Valerie and Her Week of Wonders]]''. | ||
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| - | As a member of the [[avant-garde]] group of artists ''[[Devětsil]]'' (literally "Nine Forces"), he was a founding figure of the [[Poetism]] movement. His output consists of a number of poetry collections, experimental plays and novels, memoirs, essays, and translations. His best works are from the interwar period. Along with [[Karel Teige]], [[Jindřich Štyrský]], and [[Toyen]], Nezval frequently traveled to [[Paris]], engaging with the [[France|French]] [[Surrealism|surrealists]]. Forging a friendship with [[André Breton]] and [[Paul Eluard]], he was instrumental in founding ''[[The Surrealist Group]]'' of [[Czechoslovakia]] in [[1934]] (the first group of this kind outside France), serving as an editor of the group's journal ''Surrealismus''. | + | As a member of the [[avant-garde]] group of artists ''[[Devětsil]]'' (literally "Nine Forces"), he was a founding figure of the [[Poetism]] movement. His output consists of a number of poetry collections, experimental plays and novels, memoirs, essays, and translations. His best works are from the interwar period. Along with [[Karel Teige]], [[Jindřich Štyrský]], and [[Toyen]], Nezval frequently traveled to [[Paris]], engaging with the [[France|French]] [[Surrealism|surrealists]]. Forging a friendship with [[André Breton]] and [[Paul Eluard]], he was instrumental in founding ''[[Czech Surrealist Group]]'' in [[1934]] (the first group of this kind outside France), serving as an editor of the group's journal ''Surrealismus''. |
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Vítězslav Nezval (May 26, 1900, Biskoupky – April 6, 1958, Prague) was one of the most prolific Czech writers best known in the West for his novel Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.
Literary work
As a member of the avant-garde group of artists Devětsil (literally "Nine Forces"), he was a founding figure of the Poetism movement. His output consists of a number of poetry collections, experimental plays and novels, memoirs, essays, and translations. His best works are from the interwar period. Along with Karel Teige, Jindřich Štyrský, and Toyen, Nezval frequently traveled to Paris, engaging with the French surrealists. Forging a friendship with André Breton and Paul Eluard, he was instrumental in founding Czech Surrealist Group in 1934 (the first group of this kind outside France), serving as an editor of the group's journal Surrealismus.
