{"title":"Philippe Soupault","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Soupault’s works offer a profound exploration of 20th-century avant-garde poetry and thought. Known for the groundbreaking collaboration \u003cem\u003eMagnetic Fields\u003c\/em\u003e, his writing fuses surrealism with vivid imagery, inviting readers into a world where language transcends conventional boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelve into a collection that captures the essence of artistic experimentation and cultural innovation. Soupault’s contributions illuminate the evolution of modernist arts and culture, revealing the restless spirit of creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"magnetic-fields-by-andre-breton-9781681374604","title":"Magnetic Fields","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn indispensable 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. This edition includes the original French text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1919, two young men, Andre 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis was how \u003cem\u003eThe Magnetic Fields\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis English-only edition does not include the poems in their original language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596859326700,"sku":"9781681374604","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c81aa5aff3a09a43884a5900e74e5576.jpg?v=1777946704"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/philippe-soupault.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}