Soupault, Philippe, 1897-1990, French poet, novelist, critic, and political activist. He took an active role in the dadaist movement and later founded the surrealist movement with André
Breton (see
Dada;
surrealism). After imprisonment by the Nazis in World War II, Soupault traveled to the United States but subsequently returned to France. His works include such volumes of poetry as
Aquarium (1917) and
Rose des vents [compass card] (1920) and the novel
Les Dernières Nuits de Paris (1928; tr.
Last Nights of Paris, 1929).
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