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Robert Desnos was a French poet, writer, screenwriter, and journalist who began his work period in 1917. Associated with the surrealist movement, he wrote in French and was a native of the 11th arrondissement of Paris. His notable works include *Corps et biens*, *¡La Libertad O el Amor!*, *De L'Erotisme*, and *A la misteriosa ; Las tinieblas*. He is described by the source UbuWeb.
Desnos died of typhoid fever under natural causes on June 8, 1945, at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Terezín. He had been detained at Auschwitz, Flossenbürg concentration camp, and Theresienstadt Ghetto. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery. During his life, he received the *mort pour la France* award and the Resistance Medal.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Robert Desnos
- Corps et biens
- ¡La Libertad O el Amor!
- De L'Erotisme (French Edition)
- A la misteriosa ; Las tinieblas
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-07-04 ) 4 July 1900, Paris, France
- Died
- 8 June 1945 (1945-06-08) (aged 44), Theresienstadt concentration camp , Czechoslovakia
- Known for
- Poetry
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 11th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Terezín
- Occupation
- draftsperson
- Educated at
- Lycée Turgot
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Resistance Medal
- Movement
- surrealism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Robert Desnos.jpg
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- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- Commons category
- Robert Desnos
- date of birth
- 1910-07-04
- date of death
- 1945-06-08
- name in native language
- Robert Desnos
- cause of death
- typhoid fever
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of detention
- Theresienstadt Ghetto
- ethnic group
- French
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1917-00-00
- pseudonym
- Pierre de Ruysnes
- subject has role
- Holocaust survivor
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Fine Arts of Reims
- end of work period
- 1944-00-00
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- birth name
- Robert Pierre Desnos
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Robert Desnos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Desnos ( French: [ʁɔbɛʁ dɛsnos]; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Desnos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.