Francoise Sagan
French writer (1935-2004)
Paul Eluard
French poet (1895-1952)
Paul Eluard (French: [elYar]), born Eugene Emile Paul Grindel ([gRedel]; 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 Eluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal grandmother.
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About the Paul Eluard
Paul Eluard (French: [elYar]), born Eugene Emile Paul Grindel ([gRedel]; 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 Eluard, 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.