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André Breton

French co-founder of Surrealism (–)

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BornAndré Robert Breton
()19 February
Tinchebray, France
Died28 September () (aged&#;70)
Paris, France
OccupationWriter
Period20th century
Genrepoetry, essays, novels, aesthetics
Literary movementSurrealism
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André Robert Breton (French:[ɑ̃dʁeʁɔbɛʁbʁətɔ̃]; 19 February – 28 September ) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism.[1] His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of , in which he defined surrealism as