![]() The article draws attention to a number of fragments from Surrealist literature published in communist Albania. Censorship of Surrealism and (mis)interpretation of Surrealism in other communist countries were not as radical as those effected in Albania. ![]() ![]() The censorship in Albania differed from that in other communist countries. The aim of this article is to show through the official texts and the translated texts of that period how flagrant, ideologically-biased and non-coherent the censorship and the perception of Surrealism were in Albania. Heading the black list was Louis Aragon, with whom Hoxha is thought to have met during his student years in France. Even though several Surrealist authors were important members of communist parties in France and other countries, and even though they were prominent voices who, through their works have had an undeniable impact on the establishment of the communist political ideals, Enver Hoxha did not spare his ideological scissors of censorship on Surrealist literature. Surrealism was censured and harshly repudiated in post-war communist Albania. ![]()
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