Nadja

novel by Breton

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  • In André Breton

    Breton’s novel Nadja (1928) merged everyday occurrences with psychological aberrations. L’Immaculée Conception (1930), written with Paul Éluard, attempted to convey a verbal impression of different types of mental disorder. Les Vases communicants (1932; “The Communicating Vessels”) and L’Amour fou (1937; “Mad Love”) explored the connection between dream…

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