Andre Breton
AuthorBio
André Breton (1896-1966) was a writer, poet, and co-founder of the surrealist movement. A student of psychiatry and a devout Marxist, Breton saw surrealism as the ultimate means to liberation both personal and political.Philippe Soupault (1897-1990) was a co-founder of the surrealist movement alongside André Breton. Soupault left surrealism behind following political disagreements with Breton, remaining a lifelong writer.
Charlotte Mandell is a translator of French literature. She has published numerous translations of writers including Jean Genet, Guy de Maupassant, and Gustave Flaubert. She has been awarded a translation prize from the Modern Language Association and the National Translation Award in Prose. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.
Andre Breton Books
The Thief
Georges DarienCavalier Perspective
André BretonNadja
André BretonNotebook of a Return to the Native Land
Aimé CésaireAnthology of Black Humor
André BretonThe Magnetic Fields
Andre BretonMirror of the Marvelous
Pierre MabilleThe Hundred Headless Woman
Max Ernst