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Foreword

Manuscript

Author

Author André Breton
People cited Dr Joseph-François-Félix Babinski, Pierre-Léon Palau

Description

André Breton's autograph manuscript predating the reprint of Nadja in 1963.

Unsigned autograph manuscript, undated. 

- 1/2 page in-16 oblong, handwritten in ink by André Breton, with erasures and corrections, relating to the play Les Détraquées, published in Le Surréalisme, même: 

"The true identity of these authors was not established until thirty years later. It was only in 1956 that the journal Le Surréalisme, même was able to publish the complete text of Les Détraquées, as an insert, with an afterword by P.-L. Palau shedding light on the genesis of the play." [Sale Catalogue, 2003]

Creation datesd (circa 1962)
Bibliographical material

1/2 page in-16 oblong, handwritten in ink.

LanguagesFrench
Library

Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet, Paris : BRT 51

Reference659000
Breton Auction, 2003Lot 2510
Keywords, ,
CategoriesAndre Breton's Manuscripts
Set[AB's Manuscripts] Manuscripts 1958-1966, [Archives] Le surréalisme, même
Permanent linkhttps://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100728450