Demonic Surrealism in Bucharest: Black Magic, Gothicism, and Nihilism in Gherasim Luca’s The Passive Vampire (1941-45)

Will Atkin

doi:10.17077/0084-9537.31902

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Demonic Surrealism in Bucharest: Black Magic, Gothicism, and Nihilism in Gherasim Luca’s The Passive Vampire (1941-45)

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- Will Atkin
- University of Nottingham View ROR record for University of Nottingham. (opens in new tab)

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Keywords: Surrealism, Gherasim Luca, Romania, World War II, Vampire passif, Passive Vampire, Occultism

How to Cite: Atkin, W. (2023) “Demonic Surrealism in Bucharest: Black Magic, Gothicism, and Nihilism in Gherasim Luca’s The Passive Vampire (1941-45)”, Dada/Surrealism. 24(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/0084-9537.31902