{"product_id":"the-magnetic-fields-9781681374604","title":"The Magnetic Fields","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn indispensible classic of French poetry, this is a new translation of Breton and Soupault's experiment with automatic writing, and also the first known work of literary surrealism. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 1919, two young men, Andr? Breton and Philippe Soupault, both in a state of shock after World War I, embarked on an experiment. Sick of the literary cultivation of \"voice,\" sick of the \"well-written,\" they wanted to unleash the power of the word and to create \"a new morality\" to replace \"the prevailing morality, the source of all our trials and tribulations.\" They had a plan. They would write for a week on every day of the week and they would write fast, as fast as possible, in complete secrecy. When the week was over, the writing would be done. No touching up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis was how \u003ci\u003eThe Magnetic Fields\u003c\/i\u003e, the first sustained exercise in automatic writing, came to be. Charlotte Mandell's brilliant new translation reveals a key work of twentieth-century literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis English-only edition does not include the poems in their original language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6197537\"\u003eAndre Breton\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10665637\"\u003ePhilippe Soupault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.40w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681374604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681374609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE017000\"\u003eEuropean | French\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023000\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndr? Breton\u003c\/b\u003e (1896-1966) was a writer, poet, and co-founder of the surrealist movement. A student of psychiatry and a devout Marxist, Breton saw surrealism as the ultimate means to liberation both personal and political. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippe Soupault\u003c\/b\u003e (1897-1990) was a co-founder of the surrealist movement alongside Andr? Breton. Soupault left surrealism behind following political disagreements with Breton, remaining a lifelong writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Mandell\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of French literature. She has published numerous translations of writers including Jean Genet, Guy de Maupassant, and Gustave Flaubert. She has been awarded a translation prize from the Modern Language Association and the National Translation Award in Prose. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.","brand":"New York Review of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710735585517,"sku":"9781681374604","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_ec479cba-3566-49d9-bcfc-2b4f6713e510.jpg?v=1747436888","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-magnetic-fields-9781681374604","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}