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Nadja by André Breton, which tells the story of the author’s encounters with the titular character over a period of several days. The book stands out for its highly original style: it combines autobiographical and novelistic elements, incorporates a series of photographs and drawings alongside the text, and uses language in a highly unusual and inventive way.
Nadja was first published in 1928 and is one of the most influential works of the French Surrealist movement, of which Breton was the leading figure. This movement flourished in the aftermath of the First World War, and sought to challenge conventions and conformism in literature, film, music and the visual arts. André Breton was a poet, novelist and essayist, and wrote dozens of books and essays, including
The Surrealist Manifesto and
The Magnetic Fields.
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André Breton
French Surrealist writer
Born in Tinchebray, France in 1896.Died in Paris in 1966.Notable works:The Magnetic Fields (1920), book written with Philippe SoupaultNadja (1928), novelMad Love (1937), novelAndré Breton was born in Tinchebray, northwest France in 1896. He was a novelist, poet and essayist, and is best known for founding the Surrealist movement. In 1919, he created the review Littérature with his friends Philippe Soupault and Louis Aragon, in which he published the first ever Surrealist text, The Magnetic Fields. In 1924, he published the Surrealist Manifesto, which made him the de facto leader of the movement. Breton, who also wrote Nadja and Mad Love, was a member of the French Communist Party between 1927 and 1935. He died in Paris in 1966.
Nadja
The Surrealist epic
Genre: novelReference edition: Breton, A. (1999) Nadja. Trans. Howard, R. London: Penguin.1st edition: 1928Themes: meeting, Surrealism, beauty, literatureNadja is an autobiographical novel by André Breton which was first published in 1928. The central part of the book recounts the author’s meeting with Nadja, who he saw for nine days between 4 and 12 October 1926 in Paris.
He began writing the book in August 1927, while he was on holiday in Normandy. The following autumn, when he was back in Paris, he added illustrations. In November, he read the first part of Nadja to his Surrealist friends. At this time, he met Suzanne Muzard, and went to the south of France with her for two weeks. In December, he added a third part to Nadja, which is partly dedicated to Muzard. The book was first published in 1928, before being altered again in 1963.
Summary
Nadja initially comprised three distinct parts, which all revolve around a central element: the encounter with the young woman of the title. It is not clear where one part ends and the next begins, as they are broken up only by a blank space.
