SettingsSurrealist writers
Alfred Jarry
Alfred Jarry was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side.
Alfred Jarry was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side.
André Souris
André Souris (10 July 1899 – 12 February 1970) was a Belgian composer, conductor, musicologist, and writer associated with the surrealist movement.
André Souris (10 July 1899 – 12 February 1970) was a Belgian composer, conductor, musicologist, and writer associated with the surrealist movement.
Antonin Artaud
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, more well-known as Antonin Artaud was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director.
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, more well-known as Antonin Artaud was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director.
Charlie Kaufman
Charles Stuart "Charlie" Kaufman is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.
Charles Stuart "Charlie" Kaufman is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.
Comte de Lautréamont
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, an Uruguayan-born French poet.
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, an Uruguayan-born French poet.
David Roediger
David R. Roediger is a well-established professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
David R. Roediger is a well-established professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Derek White (writer)
Derek White is an American writer of surreal and absurdist texts, a visual artist, author of the review website 5cense, editor of Calamari Press, and publisher of the avant-garde literary journa...
Derek White is an American writer of surreal and absurdist texts, a visual artist, author of the review website 5cense, editor of Calamari Press, and publisher of the avant-garde literary journa...
E. L. T. Mesens
Edouard Léon Théodore Mesens was a Belgian artist and writer associated with the Belgian Surrealist movement.
Edouard Léon Théodore Mesens was a Belgian artist and writer associated with the Belgian Surrealist movement.
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director.
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director.
Franklin Rosemont
Franklin Rosemont (2 October 1943 – 12 April 2009) was a poet, artist, historian, street speaker, and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group.
Franklin Rosemont (2 October 1943 – 12 April 2009) was a poet, artist, historian, street speaker, and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group.
Georges Bataille
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art.
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art.
Georges Hugnet
Georges Hugnet, was a French poet, writer, artist, art historian, graphic artist, and film director.
Georges Hugnet, was a French poet, writer, artist, art historian, graphic artist, and film director.
Georges Neveux
Georges Neveux (1900-1982) was a French dramatist and poet.
Georges Neveux (1900-1982) was a French dramatist and poet.
Guillaume Apollinaire
Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki, known as Guillaume Apollinaire (; Rome, 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918, Paris) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, ...
Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki, known as Guillaume Apollinaire (; Rome, 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918, Paris) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, ...
Irène Hamoir
Irène Hamoir (25 July 1906 – 17 May 1994) was a Belgian novelist and poet, the leading female member of the Belgian surrealist movement.
Irène Hamoir (25 July 1906 – 17 May 1994) was a Belgian novelist and poet, the leading female member of the Belgian surrealist movement.
J Roland Kelly
J Roland Kelly is an American surrealist filmmaker, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter.
J Roland Kelly is an American surrealist filmmaker, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter.
Jacques Baron
Jacques Baron (1905–1986) was a French surrealist poet whose first collection of poems was published in Aventure in 1921.
Jacques Baron (1905–1986) was a French surrealist poet whose first collection of poems was published in Aventure in 1921.
Jacques Vaché
Jacques Vaché (7 September 1895 - 6 January 1919) was a friend of André Breton, the founder of surrealism.
Jacques Vaché (7 September 1895 - 6 January 1919) was a friend of André Breton, the founder of surrealism.
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Leonora Carrington
Leonora Carrington OBE (6 April 191725 May 2011) was a British-born Mexican artist, a surrealist painter and a novelist.
Leonora Carrington OBE (6 April 191725 May 2011) was a British-born Mexican artist, a surrealist painter and a novelist.
Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Léo Malet
Léo Malet (March 7, 1909 – March 3, 1996) was a French crime novelist and surrealist.
Léo Malet (March 7, 1909 – March 3, 1996) was a French crime novelist and surrealist.
Marianne van Hirtum
Marianne van Hirtum (1935–1988) was a Belgian author writing in the French language, connected with the surrealist movement.
Marianne van Hirtum (1935–1988) was a Belgian author writing in the French language, connected with the surrealist movement.
Maurice Nadeau
Maurice Nadeau (born May 21, 1911 in Paris) is a French writer and editor.
Maurice Nadeau (born May 21, 1911 in Paris) is a French writer and editor.
Max Morise
Max Morise (1900-1973) was a French artist, writer & actor, associated with the Surrealist movement in Paris from 1924 to 1929.
Max Morise (1900-1973) was a French artist, writer & actor, associated with the Surrealist movement in Paris from 1924 to 1929.
Michael Gira
Michael Rolfe Gira (pronounced jeer-AH) (born February 19, 1954) is an American musician, author, and artist.
Michael Rolfe Gira (pronounced jeer-AH) (born February 19, 1954) is an American musician, author, and artist.
Michel Leiris
Julien Michel Leiris (April 20, 1901 in Paris – September 30, 1990 in Saint-Hilaire, Essonne) was a French surrealist writer and ethnographer.
Julien Michel Leiris (April 20, 1901 in Paris – September 30, 1990 in Saint-Hilaire, Essonne) was a French surrealist writer and ethnographer.
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos also known as Mário Cesariny is among the most important Portuguese surrealist poets, having published several major works during a career spanning 50 years.
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos also known as Mário Cesariny is among the most important Portuguese surrealist poets, having published several major works during a career spanning 50 years.
Nanos Valaoritis
Nanos Valaoritis (Νάνος Βαλαωρίτης; born July 5, 1921) is one of the most distinguished writers in Greece today.
Nanos Valaoritis (Νάνος Βαλαωρίτης; born July 5, 1921) is one of the most distinguished writers in Greece today.
Pavel Řezníček
Pavel Řezníček (born 30 January 1942 in Blansko) is a Czech surrealist writer.
Pavel Řezníček (born 30 January 1942 in Blansko) is a Czech surrealist writer.
Philippe Soupault
Philippe Soupault (2 August 1897, Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine – 12 March 1990, Paris) was a French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist.
Philippe Soupault (2 August 1897, Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine – 12 March 1990, Paris) was a French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist.
Pierre Naville
Pierre Naville was a French Surrealist writer and sociologist.
Pierre Naville was a French Surrealist writer and sociologist.
Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy (13 September 1889 - 17 June 1960) was a French poet whose works were inspired by and subsequently proceeded to influence the provocative art movements of the day, Surrealism, Dad...
Pierre Reverdy (13 September 1889 - 17 June 1960) was a French poet whose works were inspired by and subsequently proceeded to influence the provocative art movements of the day, Surrealism, Dad...
Radovan Ivšić
Radovan Ivšić (June 22, 1921 – December 25, 2009) was a Croatian writer, best known for his drama Kralj Gordogan and book of poems Crno.
Radovan Ivšić (June 22, 1921 – December 25, 2009) was a Croatian writer, best known for his drama Kralj Gordogan and book of poems Crno.
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Oulipo).
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Oulipo).
René Crevel
René Crevel (10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
René Crevel (10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
René Daumal
René Daumal (16 March 1908 - 21 May 1944) was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer and poet.
René Daumal (16 March 1908 - 21 May 1944) was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer and poet.
René Ménil
René Ménil (1907-2004) was a French surrealist writer and philosopher who lived on the island of Martinique.
René Ménil (1907-2004) was a French surrealist writer and philosopher who lived on the island of Martinique.
Roger Caillois
Roger Caillois (3 March 1913, Reims – 21 December 1978) was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy by focusing on subjects ...
Roger Caillois (3 March 1913, Reims – 21 December 1978) was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy by focusing on subjects ...
Roger Gilbert-Lecomte
Roger Gilbert-Lecomte (May 18, 1907 in Reims, France - December 31, 1943 in Paris) was a French avant-garde poet and co-founder (with René Daumal, Roger Vailland and Josef Šíma) of the artistic ...
Roger Gilbert-Lecomte (May 18, 1907 in Reims, France - December 31, 1943 in Paris) was a French avant-garde poet and co-founder (with René Daumal, Roger Vailland and Josef Šíma) of the artistic ...
Sergi Pàmies
Sergi Pàmies is a Spanish Catalan writer, translator, journalist and television and radio presenter.
Sergi Pàmies is a Spanish Catalan writer, translator, journalist and television and radio presenter.
Simon Watson Taylor (surrealist)
Simon Watson Taylor was an English actor and translator, often associated with the Surrealist movement.
Simon Watson Taylor was an English actor and translator, often associated with the Surrealist movement.
Ted Joans
Theodore "Ted" Joans (July 4, 1928 - April 25, 2003) was an American trumpeter, jazz poet and painter.
Theodore "Ted" Joans (July 4, 1928 - April 25, 2003) was an American trumpeter, jazz poet and painter.
Vítězslav Nezval
Vítězslav Nezval was one of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the twentieth century and a co-founder of the Surrealist movement in Czechoslovakia.
Vítězslav Nezval was one of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the twentieth century and a co-founder of the Surrealist movement in Czechoslovakia.
Yvan Goll
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange, was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German.
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange, was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German.