Entretiens 1913-1952
*Entretiens 1913-1952* is a major document of André Breton’s intellectual autobiography and of the history of Surrealism. In conversations with André Parinaud and several other interviewers, Breton looks back on almost four decades of literary, artistic and political activity. The spoken format gives his recollections an immediacy less evident in his manifestos and theoretical essays. The book was published by Gallimard in 1952 as part of the *Le Point du Jour* series. This copy belongs to the large-paper issue and was printed on Lafuma-Navarre pure rag vellum. Numbered 23, it is one of eighty numbered copies on the second paper. Its signed Devauchelle binding adds a distinctly bibliophilic dimension while preserving the original illustrated wrappers.
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Breton, André
Entretiens 1913-1952
1952 | Paris | Nrf Gallimard
A major first edition in which Breton reconstructs both his own history and that of Surrealism through conversation. Number 23 combines genuine large-paper status with an elegant signed binding by Devauchelle.
*Entretiens 1913-1952* is a major document of André Breton’s intellectual autobiography and of the history of Surrealism. In conversations with André Parinaud and several other interviewers, Breton looks back on almost four decades of literary, artistic and political activity. The spoken format gives his recollections an immediacy less evident in his manifestos and theoretical essays. The book was published by Gallimard in 1952 as part of the *Le Point du Jour* series. This copy belongs to the large-paper issue and was printed on Lafuma-Navarre pure rag vellum. Numbered 23, it is one of eighty numbered copies on the second paper. Its signed Devauchelle binding adds a distinctly bibliophilic dimension while preserving the original illustrated wrappers.
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In-12 (Duodecimo) approx. 17 × 22 cm
Edition Particulars
One of 80 numbered copies on Lafuma-Navarre pure rag vellum, the second paper.
Print Run
106
Copy Number
No. 23
Paper
vélin pur fil des Papeteries Lafuma-Navarre
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The book gathers chronologically arranged conversations in which André Breton reconstructs his development from 1913 to 1952. He discusses his literary formation, his encounters with figures such as Guillaume Apollinaire and his involvement with Dada. He then recounts the emergence of Surrealism, its manifestos, the group’s activities and the disputes that led to successive breaks and realignments. His political commitments, the war years, his time outside France and the movement’s postwar reorientation are also addressed. The interviewers question him about poetry, visual art, automatic writing, dreams, love, revolt and esoteric thought. Combining recollection, polemic and retrospective interpretation, the volume is both a personal narrative and a history of Surrealism told by its principal spokesman.
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