The first English translation of Viktor Shklovsky's children book Journey to the Land of Movies, originally published in 1926 in Russian.
The book, including Dimitry Mitrokhin's original colour illustrations,tells the story of twelve-year-old Kolya's journeys in the US. While travelling he experiences inequality and exploitation, and at the same time learns how films are made, and in which way movie industry operates.
New expanded edition of the book published in 2017 (ISBN 978-952-93-8867-7), with an updated translation, new commentaries and a completely new design.
Viktor Shklovsky (Victor Borissovitch Shklovsky, 1893-1984) was a Russian literary theorist, critic and writer, founder of the St. Petersburg group of Russian formalists OPOYAZ.
