Georges Limbour

Georges Limbour (1900-1970) was a French writer of prose and poetry.

He was a member of the Surrealist Movement in Paris during the 1920s, but was expelled from the group in 1929. Before his association with Andre Breton and the Surrealists, Limbour co-edited, along with Roger Vitrac and Rene Crevel, the avant-garde review "Aventure" (1921-22). Later, he contributed to Georges Bataille's journal "Documents" (1929-30), and, with a number of other dissident ex-surrealists, signed the anti-Breton pamphlet "Un Cadavre."

Among Limbour's writings translated into English are "L'Enfant polaire (The Polar Child)" (1922), "Glass Eyes" (1924) and "The Panorama" (1935). Other works of note include a prose collection "L'Illustre cheval blanc" and a study of the painter Andre Masson.

After World War II, Limbour taught in Egypt and Poland, and also made an extensive trip to Cuba in 1967-68. He died in a swimming accident in 1970.

References

*Limbour, Georges. "4 Stories." (Introduction and translation by Iain White). Atlas Press, 1995.

*"The Automatic Muse - Surrealist Novels by Desnos, Limbour, Leiris & Peret." (Introduction by Terry Hale.) Atlas Press, 1994.

*Waldberg, Patrick. "Surrealism." Thames and Hudson, 1965

*Breton, Andre. "Manifestoes of Surrealism." (Limbour is referred to extensively in the "Second Manifesto.") The University of Michigan Press, 1969.