Surrealism

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact.

Kafka on the Shore
Nadja
The Metamorphosis
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Hearing Trumpet
Manifestoes of Surrealism
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
The Trial
The Master and Margarita
After Dark
Story of the Eye
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington
Paris Peasant
André Breton
The imaginary is what tends to become real.
André Breton

Joë Bousquet
I gazed upon the earth and saw that a body, in its tender faithlessness, had located it in the sky. A splendid scarf of blood, looming above the abyss.
Joe Bousquet

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