André Breton celebrates writing as a natural masterpiece and urges writers to let their thoughts flow without editing. He describes surrealist tricks like psychic automatism that let the mind speak directly. He also says that the marvelous is always beautiful, and that longing can feel like a star you can’t stop chasing.
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André Breton was a poet, best known for Manifestes du surréalisme.
Quick Facts About André Breton
Born
February 19, 1896
Died
September 28, 1966
Profession
Poet
Notable works
Manifestes du surréalisme
About André Breton
He is also known as a principal theorist of surrealism and defined the movement as “pure psychic automatism” in his 1924 manifesto.
