Poet, Author. He was a prolific 20th-century French poet. Born Louis Andrieux, he was a founding member of Surrealism with Paul Éluard, André Breton, among others. In 1919, he founded the review "Littérature" with Breton and Philippe Soupault. His first collection of poems, "Feu de joie," was published in 1920. He also wrote short stories. The first collection of them is "Le Libertinage" from 1924. Aragon was a political activist and spokesman for Communism, and that has influenced also his poetry, "Le front rouge." During World War II, he was a member of the French Resistance Movement. From 1953 to 1972, he was the editor of "Les Lettres Francaises." In 1957, he was rewarded with the Lenin Peace Prize. His wife was Elsa Triolet, a Russian-Jewish-born French author, who was the sister-in-law of Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. The main works of Aragon include "Les adventures de Télémaque" - "The Advantures of Telemachus", "Le paysan de Paris" - "The Nightwalker," "Le cloches de Bale" - "The Bells of Basel", "Les voyageurs de l'impériale" - "The Century Was Young." Many of his poems were put into music by Jean Ferrat.
Poet, Author. He was a prolific 20th-century French poet. Born Louis Andrieux, he was a founding member of Surrealism with Paul Éluard, André Breton, among others. In 1919, he founded the review "Littérature" with Breton and Philippe Soupault. His first collection of poems, "Feu de joie," was published in 1920. He also wrote short stories. The first collection of them is "Le Libertinage" from 1924. Aragon was a political activist and spokesman for Communism, and that has influenced also his poetry, "Le front rouge." During World War II, he was a member of the French Resistance Movement. From 1953 to 1972, he was the editor of "Les Lettres Francaises." In 1957, he was rewarded with the Lenin Peace Prize. His wife was Elsa Triolet, a Russian-Jewish-born French author, who was the sister-in-law of Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. The main works of Aragon include "Les adventures de Télémaque" - "The Advantures of Telemachus", "Le paysan de Paris" - "The Nightwalker," "Le cloches de Bale" - "The Bells of Basel", "Les voyageurs de l'impériale" - "The Century Was Young." Many of his poems were put into music by Jean Ferrat.
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