Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

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First English translation, 1970. Faux-Penguin edition by gregoreverb.

1: A Surrealist novel (1932) by Vítezslav Nezval.

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Design by Rudolf Nemec.

2: A feature film (1970) by Jaromil Jires (director), Ester Krumbachová (screenplay) and Jirí Musil (dialogue). (Region 2 DVD from Second Run.)

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Design by Josef Vylet’al. Figure originally by Aubrey Beardsley from The Comedy Ballet of Marionettes III (1894).

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3: Valerie: A song (2003) by Broadcast.

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4: The Valerie Project: A musical group and album (2007).

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