Anthology of Black Humor
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The Anthology of Black Humor is an anthology of 45 writers edited by André Breton. It was first published in 1940 in Paris by Éditions du Sagittaire and its distribution was immediately banned by the
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André Breton
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André Robert Breton was a French writer and poet, known as a principal theorist and co-founder of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealis
Anthology of Black Humor
…The Anthology of Black Humor (French: Anthologie de l'humour noir) is an anthology of 45 writers edited by André Breton. It was first published in 1940 in Paris by Éditions du Sagittaire and its distribution was immediately banned by the Vichy government. It was reprinted…
Breton in 1927
Trotsky and Breton in Mexico, 1938
Breton in the 1960s
Reconstructed wall of Breton's studio at the Centre Pompidou