André Breton Writer

André Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".

Personal facts

André Breton
Birth dateFebruary 19, 1896
Birth place
Orne , Tinchebray
Date of deathSeptember 28, 1966
Spouse
Jacqueline Lamba
Elisa Breton
Simone Kahn

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Writer

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influenced
influenced by
movement
Surrealism
notable work
Surrealist Manifesto

André Breton on Wikipedia

External resources

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