his article considers anti‑illusive elements in Věra Linhartová’s (b. 1938) early work. It focuses on the text strategies that result in the magic, enigma, and mystery of her writing. Such effects are achieved by the continuous subversion of meaning, the frequent use of contradiction, the synecdoche, a penchant for the parlance of the deranged, and the intentional disruption of the continuity of time and space. This, the author of the article argues, is why, despite their plots, these texts are lyrical. Interrupted discourses that are continuously deprived of sense are intended here to affirm the presence of the author.