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André Breton





André Breton

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born
February 19, 1896 in Tinchebray, France

died
September 28, 1966

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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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Nadja
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 1,791 ratings — published 1928 — 23 editions
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Manifestoes of Surrealism
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 1924 — 10 editions
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Mad Love
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Anthology of Black Humor
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1966 — 8 editions
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The Automatic Message: The ...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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Poems
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Surrealism and Painting
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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Earthlight
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Communicating Vessels
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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André Breton: Selections
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More books by André Breton…
“My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness.”
André Breton, What is Surrealism?: Selected Writings

“Tell me whom you haunt and I’ll tell you who you are.”
André Breton

“Life’s greatest gift is the freedom it leaves you to step out of it whenever you choose.”
André Breton, Anthology of Black Humor

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