André Breton
French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
André Robert Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ bʁətɔ̃]; 18 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer, poet and anti-fascist. He is known best as the co-founder and principal theorist of Surrealism.[1] His works include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".[2]
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Born | André Robert Breton (1896-02-18)18 February 1896 Tinchebray, Orne, France |
Died | 28 September 1966(1966-09-28) (aged 70) Paris, France |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Histories, poetry, essays |
Literary movement | Surrealism |
Notable works | Surrealist Manifesto |
Spouse | Simone Kahn (m. 1921; div. 1931) Jacqueline Lamba (m. 1934; div. 1943) Elisa Breton (m. 1945; his death 1966) |
Children | Aube Breton |
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He led a surrealist group with members like Salvador Dali and Max Ernest.