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Andre breton poems, quotations and biography on andre breton poet page. André breton was born in a small village, although his family relocated to a parisian suburb soon after. He is known best as the founder of the surrealist art movement.

In 1924 he published his manifeste du surréalisme, defining surrealism as surrealism, noun, masc.

He studied medicine and psychiatry, displaying a special interest in mental illness. He is best known as the founder of surrealism, with paul éluard, luis buñuel and salvador dalí. André masson, andré breton et pierre mabille à la baule1938. André breton , (born february 18, 1896, tinchebray, france—died september 28, 1966, paris), french poet, essayist, critic, and editor, chief promoter and one of the founders of the surrealist.