René Daumal
René Daumal | |
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| Born | 16 March 1908 Boulzicourt, Ardennes, France |
| Died | 21 May 1944 (aged 36) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Para-surrealist writer, poet |
| Known for | Mount Analogue (1952) |
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René Daumal (French: [domal]; 16 March 1908 – 21 May 1944) was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer, critic and poet, best known for his posthumously published novel Mount Analogue (1952) as well as for being an early, outspoken practitioner of pataphysics.