André Breton

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André Breton

André Breton Born: 18-Feb-1896 [1]
Birthplace: Tinchebray, France
Died: 28-Sep-1966
Location of death: Paris, France
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Cimetière des Batignolles, Paris, France

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Manifeste du Surréalisme

[1] Most sources give the 18th, though many indicate one day later.

Father: (shopkeeper)
Wife: Simone Kahn (m. Sep-1921, div.)
Wife: Jacqueline Lamba (m. Aug-1934, div., one daughter)
Daughter: Aube
Wife: Elisabeth Bindhoff (m. 20-Aug-1945)

Surrealists Founder (1924)

Author of books:
Manifeste du Surréalisme (1924)
Nadja (1928)
Second Manifeste du Surréalisme (1930)
L'Immaculée Conception (1930)
Les Vases Communicants (1932)
Qu'est-ce le que le Surréalisme (1934)
Position Politique du Surréalisme (1935)
Mad Love (1937, poetry)
Anthologie de l'Humour Noir (1940)
Arcane 17 (1945, poetry)
Constellations (1959, poetry)

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