André Breton



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André Breton

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born
in Tinchebray, France
February 19, 1896

died
September 28, 1966

gender
male

genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Arts & Photography


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André Breton was a French writer, poet, and surrealist theorist, and is best known as the principal founder of Surrealism. His writings include the Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".


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André Breton's Books

Average rating: 3.81 · 5,079 ratings · 291 reviews · 83 distinct works · Similar authors
Nadja
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3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 2,665 ratings — published 1928 — 37 editions
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Manifestoes of Surrealism
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 857 ratings — published 1924 — 16 editions
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Mad Love
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 1937 — 13 editions
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Anthology of Black Humor
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1940 — 9 editions
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Poems
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions
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The Automatic Message: The ...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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Earthlight
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1937 — 4 editions
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Surrealism and Painting
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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The Magnetic Fields
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1968 — 6 editions
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Communicating Vessels
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1970 — 6 editions
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Quotes by André Breton

“My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness.”
― André Breton, What is Surrealism?: Selected Writings
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“Life’s greatest gift is the freedom it leaves you to step out of it whenever you choose.”
― André Breton, Anthology of Black Humor
tags: life, suicide
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“Tell me whom you haunt and I’ll tell you who you are.”
― André Breton
tags: relationships
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