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The Anthology of Black Humor ( French: Anthologie de l'humour noir) is an anthology of 45 writers edited by André Breton. It was first published in 1940 in Paris by Éditions du Sagittaire and its distribution was immediately banned by the Vichy government. It was reprinted in 1947 after Breton's return from exile, with a few additions.
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- Anthologie de l'humour noir
In translating this Anthology of Black Humour, it is my hope, as it surely was Breton’s, that the samples provided here will inspire further contact with these strange, hilarious, and sobering minds. M. P. July 1996 Foreword to the 1966 French Edition. The current, revised edition brings to the preceding one a few corrections of detail.
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Jan 1, 1997 · Anthology of Black Humor. Paperback – January 1, 1997. This is the first publication in English of the anthology that contains Breton’s definitive statement on l’humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of Surrealism, and his provocative assessments of the writers he most admired. While some of the authors featured in The Anthology of ...
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Anthology of Black Humor. This is the first publication in English of the anthology that contains Breton's definitive statement on l'humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of Surrealism, and his provocative assessments of the writers he most admired. While some of the authors featured in the Anthology of Black Humor are already well known to ...
Introduction:LaughterintheDark Breton’s Anthology of Black Humour is aptly named in more ways than one. Originally in- ...
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