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Louis Aragon

Born

in Paris, France

October 03, 1897

Died

December 24, 1982

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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French writer Louis Aragon founded literary surrealism.

Louis Aragon, a major figure in the avant-garde movements, shaped visual culture in the 20th century. His long career as a poet, novelist, Communist polemicist and bona fide war hero secured his place in the pantheon of greats.

With André Breton and Phillipe Soupault, Aragon launched the movement and through Paysan de Paris (Paris Peasant), his novel of 1926, produced the considered defining text of the movement.

Aragon parted company with the movement in the early 1930s, devoted his energies to the Communist party, and went to produce a vast body that combined elements of the social avant-garde.

Aragon, a leading influence on the shaping of the novel in the early to mid-20th centu ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 8,841 ratings · 848 reviews · 267 distinct works • Similar authors

	Aurélien 4.30 avg rating — 2,121 ratings — published 1944 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Peasant by Louis Aragon, Simon Watson Taylor (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 1,307 ratings — published 1926 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elsa 4.22 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 1959 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Yeux d'Elsa 4.03 avg rating — 640 ratings — published 1942 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irene's Cunt by Louis Aragon, Alexis Lykiard (Translator) 3.54 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 1928 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman inachevé 4.09 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 1956 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bells of Basel by Louis Aragon, Haakon M. Chevalier (Translator) 3.51 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1934 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le fou d'Elsa 4.17 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1963 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Beaux Quartiers by Louis Aragon, Aragon 3.76 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1936 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Crève-coeur - Le nouveau Crève-coeur 3.94 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1980 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Le monde réel (5 books)
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Oeuvres romanesques complètes (5 books)
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4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings

Aragon: Œuvres poétiques complètes (2 books)
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4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings

Compléte Poesie by Louis Aragon (1 book)
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4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings

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“Your imagination, my dear fellow, is worth more than you imagine.”
― Louis Aragon

tags: imagination

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“Yes, I read. I have that absurd habit. I like beautiful poems, moving poetry, and all the beyond of that poetry. I am extraordinarily sensitive to those poor, marvelous words left in our dark night by a few men I never knew.”
― Louis Aragon, Treatise on Style

tags: books, literature, poetry, reading, words

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“Light is meaningful only in relation to darkness, and truth presupposes error. It is these mingled opposites which people our life, which make it pungent, intoxicating. We only exist in terms of this conflict, in the zone where black and white clash.”
― Louis Aragon, Paris Peasant

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