Jean-Louis Bédouin

Jean-Louis Bédouin (born 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department , † October 2, 1996 in Paris ) was a French writer and literary critic.

Life

Bédouin began literary work at an early age. Through his acquaintance with Gerard Jarlot and Paul Revel he came a. a. in contact with surrealism and began to stay true to this direction. In addition, he was able to make a name for himself as a literary critic over time.

On September 6, 1960, Bédouin was one of the signatories of the 121st manifesto .

Jean-Louis Bédouin died on October 2, 1996 in Paris, where he found his final resting place.

Works (selection)

author

Essays

• La constellation André Breton . In: L'Œuf sauvage , Vol. 1 (1991), Herbst, ISSN  1163-667X
• René Moreu . In: L'Œuf sauvage , Vol. 5 (1992), Herbst, ISSN  1163-667X
• L'abbé Fouré . In: L'Œuf sauvage , Vol. 8 (1993), Herbst, ISSN  1163-667X
• Les Kachinas . In: L'Œuf sauvage , Vol. 9 (1994), Herbst, ISSN  1163-667X

Poems

• Libre espace . Paris 1967.
• L'arbre descend you sing . Paris 1975.
• L'épaule you large . Paris 1992.
• Libre espace et autres poèmes (Les archipels du surréalisme). Édition Syllepse, Paris 1998.

Non-fiction

• Noir d'ivoire . La guilde du livre, Paris 1950.
• Les masques . PUF, Paris 1961.
• Vingt ans de surréalisme . Denoël, Paris 1961.
• La poésie surréaliste . Seghers, Paris 1964.

editor

• André Breton (Poètes d'aujourd'hui; Vol. 18). Seghers, Paris 1950.
• Benjamin Péret (Poètes d'Aujourd'hui; Vol. 78). Seghers, Paris 1961.
• Victor Segalen (Poètes d'aujourd'hui; Vol. 102). Seghers, Paris 1973

literature

• Uwe M. Schneede : The Art of Surrealism. Painting, sculpture, poetry, photography, film . Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-406-54683-9 .

Web links

• Jean-Louis Bédouin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Mort du surréalitste Jean-Louis Bédouin . In: Liberation of October 7, 1996.