June 16, 2012
René Char (1907-1988) Surrealist Poet. In 1940, Char joined the resistance and in 1946 published his fragmented notes, written during his days as a network leader in Provence. The transcript, published as a prose poem titled les “Feuillets d’Hypnos”, stands as one of the most extraordinary personal accounts of the resistance to Nazism.

René Char (1907-1988)

Surrealist Poet. In 1940, Char joined the resistance and in 1946 published his fragmented notes, written during his days as a network leader in Provence. The transcript, published as a prose poem titled les “Feuillets d’Hypnos”, stands as one of the most extraordinary personal accounts of the resistance to Nazism.

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