Pantomima

by Vítězslav Nezval

Genres: Poetry, Czech Literature

143 pages

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

One of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the twentieth century and a co-founder of the Surrealist movement in Czechoslovakia.

Reviews

[manka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Některé kousky mi přišly slabší, ale třeba Komedianti byli super <3

[Kai Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Multimedia avant la lettre: This is not just a poetry book, and not just a poetry book with some visual arts embedded, but even has ten pages of sheet music, and descriptions for a pantomime and a ballet. The aesthetics are absolutely in the style of the era, the Devětsil/Poetism movement, which was the Czech answer to Futurism/Dadaism/Surrealism. So be prepared for some far-flung associations, sometimes bordering on the absurd. Overall it is very readable though, spacious, inviting, not harsh and confrontative. In my opinion Nezval wrote better poetry later, so if you want to get to know the best of his work, better look for Absolutní hrobař. If you're already interested in Nezval and want to see where he comes from, and how he developed his talent, then to go through this volume is not a waste of time, either.

[Helene · Rating 2 out of 5]

Někdy jsem byla brutálně lost, někdy mi najednou nad hlavou začala svítit malá žárovka, jindy jsem byla jako: ,,Sice tomu vůbec nerozumím, ale je to fakt sranda." a nebo jsem si říkala: ,,Jak tohle mohlo sakra vyjít a líbit se to lidem?"

[niky_books · Rating 2 out of 5]

není to problém knihy, ale můj, prostě skoro ničemu nerozumím. ale poezie hezká, určitě dám Nezvalovi další šanci (i když po Absolutním hrobaři jsem o tom docela pochybovala).

[Hugo Kuhl]

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[Iwik Pásková · Rating 5 out of 5]

Skvělá básnická sbírka, která stála za přečtení. Autor do ní zakódoval velké myšlenky.