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René Crevel
René Crevel (; 10 August 1900 – 18 June 1935) was a French writer involved with the surrealist movement. Life Crevel was born in Paris to a family of Parisian bourgeoisie. He had a traumatic religious upbringing. At the age of fourteen, his father committed suicide by hanging himself. Crevel studied literature and law at the University of Paris. He met Tristan Tzara and joined the Dada movement as early as 1923 (Crevel would play the "Eye" character in Tzara's play ''Le Coeur à Barbe'', in July 1923), then got closer to André Breton and the Surrealists. During the 1923/1924 winter, a love affair between Crevel and American artist Eugene McCown began. Through McCown, Crevel mingled with a chic bohemian crowd and got to know Nancy Cunard, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Caresse and Harry Crosby, and others. From 1924, Crevel wrote novels such as ''Détours'' and ''Mon Corps et moi'' ("My Body and Me") where he would extensively write about his fears, his revolt and his feeling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche - Portrait De René Crevel (1900-1935), écrivain - P1894 - Musée Carnavalet
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