Jean Schuster

Jean Schuster (* 1929 ; † 1995 ) was a French journalist and writer.

Life

Shortly after the end of the Second World War , Schuster came to Paris and from this time began to work as a freelancer for various newspapers and magazines. He made u. a. the acquaintance of André Breton and Benjamin Péret , got to know Surrealism and remained true to this style throughout his life.

Between 1952 and 1955 he wrote for the magazine "Médium" and from 1956 served as editor-in-chief of the magazine "Surrélisme même" for four years. On September 6, 1960, Schuster was one of the signatories of the 121st manifesto .

From 1969 to 1972, Schuster moved to the magazine "Coupures" as a journalist and editor. In this he published his much-discussed essay Le quatrième chant on October 4, 1969 , in which he announced the end of Surrealism.

Between 1970 and 1973 Schuster was the editor in charge of the Le Désordre series in Éric Losfeld's publishing house.

Together with José Pierre , Schuster founded the Archives du surréalisme in Paris in 1982 .

Jean Schuster died in 1995 and his entire literary estate is administered by the Institut mémoires de l'édition contemporaine (IMEC).

Works (selection)

• Les fruits de la passion . Paris 1988.
• T'as vu ça d'la fenêtre . Paris 1990.
• Jérôme Duwa (Ed.): Une île à trois coups d'aile. Poèmes (Collection Amor fati). Le cherche midi, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-7491-0755-4 .

literature

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