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André Breton
1896–1966
A restless poet and critic who helped invent surrealism, he pushed literature toward dreams, chance, and the unexpected. His work opened a new way of thinking about art, freedom, and the unconscious.
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Clair de terre
by André Breton
About the author
Born in Tinchebray, France, in 1896, André Breton studied medicine and worked in neurological wards during World War I. His interest in psychology, dreams, and free association shaped the ideas that would define his writing for decades.
Breton became the chief organizer and theorist of surrealism in Paris in the 1920s. He wrote the first Surrealist Manifesto in 1924 and remained one of the movement’s strongest voices, blending poetry, essays, fiction, and criticism in books such as Nadja and Mad Love.
His life was marked by artistic friendships, political arguments, and a fierce belief that imagination could change how people see the world. Even now, he stands as one of the central figures of twentieth-century literary modernism.