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André Breton

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Also known as Andre Breton, D'André Breton, Andre Breto, René Dobrant

French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966)

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André Breton was a French writer and poet who co-founded Surrealism, an influential artistic and literary movement of the 20th century. He matters because Surrealism fundamentally changed how artists and writers approached creativity, emphasizing the unconscious mind and dream imagery over rational thought.

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Instance of
human
Family name
Breton
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Tinchebray
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
art theorist
Educated at
Lycée Chaptal
Political party
French Communist Party
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Religion
atheism
Movement
surrealism
Image
André Breton - photo Henri Manuel.jpg
Work location
Paris
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place of burial
Batignolles Cemetery
Commons category
André Breton
date of death
1966-09-28
date of birth
1896-02-18
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language
André Breton
has works in the collection
J. Paul Getty Museum
writing language
French
pseudonym
Breton, André
ethnic group
French
nickname
Le pape du surréalisme
birth name
André Robert Breton
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Along with his role as leader of the surrealist movement he is the author of celebrated books such as Nadja and L'Amour fou. Those activities, combined with his critical and theoretical work on writing and the visual arts, made André Breton a major figure in 20th-century French art and literature.

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