Éluard, Paul, 1895-1952, French poet. He was a leading exponent of
surrealism. Among his volumes of verse are
Mourir de ne pas mourir [to die of not dying] (1924) and
L'Immaculée Conception (with André Breton, 1930). A member of the French resistance in World War II, Éluard is revealed as poet and man of action in the verse of
Poésie et vérité (1942) and
Au rendez-vous allemand (1945).
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