New translation by Charlotte Mandell offers fresh insight and accessibility
Original French text from 1919 provides historical literary significance
Experiment in automatic writing challenges traditional literary forms
Includes both Breton and Soupault's contributions for a comprehensive view
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An indispensible classic of French poetry, this is a new translation of Breton and Soupault's experiment with automatic writing, and also the first known work of literary surrealism.
In the spring of 1919, two young men, André Breton and Philippe Soupault, both in a state of shock after World War I, embarked on an experiment. Sick of the
