Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard | |
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Éluard c. 1945 | |
| Born | Eugène Émile Paul Grindel 14 December 1895 Saint-Denis, France |
| Died | 18 November 1952 (aged 56) Charenton-le-Pont, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | École Supérieure de Colbert |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Surrealism |
| Notable works | Liberté |
| Spouse | Dominique Lemort
(m. 1951) |
| Children | 1 |
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Paul Éluard (French: [elɥar]), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel ([ɡʁɛ̃dɛl]; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement.
In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal grandmother. He adhered to Dadaism and became one of the pillars of Surrealism by opening the way to artistic action politically committed to the Communist Party.
During World War II, he was the author of several poems against Nazism that circulated clandestinely. He became known worldwide as The Poet of Freedom and is considered the most gifted of French surrealist poets.