André Breton Biography

André Breton biography

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NAME: André Breton
OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Artist, Literary Critic, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
BIRTH DATE: February 19, 1896
DEATH DATE: September 28, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tinchebray, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France

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André Breton was a French writer, editor and critic who was a key figure in the Dada and Surrealist art movements.

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André Breton was born on February 19, 1896, in Tinchebray, France. Influenced by psychiatry and the Symbolist movement, he wrote poetry using the automatic-writing technique. In 1924, he wrote the first Manifeste du surréalisme (Surrealist Manifesto), which provided a definition of Surrealism, of which he was the chief promoter. Breton spent World War II in the United States and returned to France in 1946. He died in 1966.