And what will be of interest to those who know her visual art but not her literary efforts is that many of the same interests, ideas, and life philosophies of Carrington's that manifested themselves in the former, are also apparent in the latter. While much better known artistically for her surrealist paintings, Carrington as a writer merits much more attention than she’s gotten for that creative work. The fact is, Carrington’s literary efforts are reminiscent of Carroll’s in being highly original, wildly imaginative texts that can stretch readers’ minds while providing them with entertainment. Aberth mentions more than once that Carrington treasured Carroll’s written work. In her superb 2004 book, Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy, and Art, author Susan L. Carrington (1917-2011) would have liked to know that her novel The Hearing Trumpet, a collection of her short stories, and a few other of her books exist in such close proximity to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark. In my book collection (alphabetized by author, natch) titles by Leonora Carrington stand next to a few by Lewis Carroll.
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