Correspondence (The French List)
Georges Bataille · 2008
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"In the autumn of 1924, just before Andre Breton published the Manifeste du surrealisme, two young men met in Paris for the first time. Georges Bataille, 27, starting work at the Bibliotheque Nationale; Michel Leiris, 23, beginning his studies in ethnology. Within a few months they were both members of the Surrealist group although their adherence to Surrealism (unlike their affinities with it) would not last long: in 1930, they were among the signatories of 'Un cadavre', the famous tract against Breton, the 'Machiavelli of Montmartre', as Leiris put it. But their friendship would endure for more than 30 years, and their correspondence, assembled here for the first time in English, would continue until the death of Bataille in 1962." "Including a number of short essays by each of them on aspects of the other's work, and excerpts on Baraille from Leiris' diaries, this collection of their correspondence throws new light on two of Surrealism's most radical dissidents."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 280
- ISBN
- 9781905422678
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