Breton, André 1896-1966

Manifestoes of surrealism by André Breton ( Book )
126 editions published between 1924 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 1,712 libraries worldwide
This volume presents the essential ideas of the founder of French surrealism.

Nadja by André Breton ( Book )
161 editions published between 1928 and 2009 in 18 languages and held by 1,535 libraries worldwide
The first surrealist romance, the principle narrative of Nadja is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in the city of Paris. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs of various surreal people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in Nadjar's presence, and which inspire him to meditate on their reality or lack of it.

Surrealism and painting by André Breton ( Book )
58 editions published between 1928 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 1,285 libraries worldwide
Essai publié en 1928 par le chef de file du surréalisme, en réaction à un article concluant à l'impossibilité d'existence d'une peinture surréaliste en raison des moyens techniques propres à la peinture qui excluent la spontanéité. Breton s'exprime sur les intentions théoriques du surréalisme dans la peinture, libre d'utiliser n'importe quelle forme ou figuration pour exprimer cette intériorité.

Surrealism by Herbert Read ( Book )
9 editions published between 1936 and 1978 in English and held by 1,115 libraries worldwide

Mad love = L'amour fou by André Breton ( Book )
82 editions published between 1937 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 864 libraries worldwide
In this speech delivered at the Dialectics of Liberation International Congress in London, 1967, the author, whose works form the backbone for the Black Panther movement in the U.S. outlines his thinking in detail.

What is surrealism? : Selected writings by André Breton ( Book )
40 editions published between 1924 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 819 libraries worldwide

Conversations : the autobiography of surrealism by André Breton ( Book )
72 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 749 libraries worldwide
Item consists of interviews with André Breton.

Les vases communicants by André Breton ( Book )
57 editions published between 1932 and 1997 in 6 languages and held by 653 libraries worldwide
André Breton cherche à démontrer que le monde réel et le monde du rêve ne font qu'un. Il examine les différentes théories qui ont proposé une interprétation du rêve, pour s'arrêter longuement à celle de Freud. Mais pour Breton l'unité du rêve et du réel passe par une profonde transformation sociale.

Les pas perdus by André Breton ( Book )
50 editions published between 1924 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 634 libraries worldwide

Earthlight by André Breton ( Book )
34 editions published between 1923 and 2005 in French and English and held by 582 libraries worldwide