This book is primarily an academic work, but perhaps it is not only intended for writers, but also for those who want to know how Slovaks see us Hungarians. And how Hungarians see Slovaks. This picture is not always pleasant. But without connection there is no individuality, without contact there is no wounding, but there is no caressing and development. And the only thing the evil stepmother expected from the mirror was that she always called it the most beautiful in the world, but that tale ended quite unpleasantly for her stepmother," the author writes in the introduction to her book. Marta Fülöpová / Márta Fülöp (1982) Comenius University of Bratislava His area of ​​expertise is 19th-century Slovak literature and its Hungarian connections, literary images of the nation and nationalism.