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Philippe Soupault
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French writer (1897–1990)
OverviewAI-generated
Philippe Soupault was a French journalist, poet, writer, and playwright. Born Ernest Marie Soupault in Chaville in 1897, he wrote in French and German. He was associated with the surrealism and Dada movements. His notable works include *Les Champs Magnétiques*, *Rose des vents*, *Georgia*, *A la dérive*, *K líci zbraň*, and *Tous ensemble au bout du monde*. He also used the pseudonym Philippe Verneuil.
Soupault received the Grand Prix de Poésie and the Grand prix national des Lettres. He was employed by Swarthmore College. He died in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1990 and is buried at Montmartre Cemetery. His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1990
- Works
- 105
Top works
- Rose des vents
- Georgia
- A la dérive
- K líci zbraň
- Tous ensemble au bout du monde
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1897–1990
- Nationality
- FR, FRA
- Role / Field
- Political activists, Poets, Authors, Writer, Prozaici, Zurnalistika
- Language
- fre, fra
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 33 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernest
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Chaville
- Place of death
- 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- translator
- Employer
- Swarthmore College
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Les Champs Magnétiques
- Field of work
- essay
- Genre
- essay
- Movement
- Dada
- Image
- Soupault and Nezval 1928.jpg
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- Commons category
- Philippe Soupault
- date of birth
- 1897-08-02
- date of death
- 1990-03-12
- name in native language
- Philippe Soupault
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- writing language
- French
- pseudonym
- Philippe Verneuil
- influenced by
- Guillaume Apollinaire
- birth name
- Marie Ernest Philippe Soupault
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
Portrait of Philippe Soupault by Robert Delaunay (1922)
Philippe Soupault ( French: [supo]; 2 August 1897 – 12 March 1990) was a French poet, novelist, critic, and political activist, born in Chaville. He was active in Dadaism and later was instrumental in founding the Surrealist movement with André Breton. Soupault initiated the periodical Littérature together with writers Breton and Louis Aragon in Paris in 1919, which, for many, marks the beginnings of Surrealism. The first book of automatic writing, Les Champs magnétiques (1920), was co-authored by Soupault and Breton.
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