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Benjamin Péret(1899-1959)

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Benjamin Péret was born on 4 July 1899 in Rezé, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a writer, known for L'invention du monde (1952) and Le coeur à barbe (1930). He was married to Elsie Houston and Remedios Varo. He died on 18 September 1959 in Paris, France.
BornJuly 4, 1899
DiedSeptember 18, 1959(60)
BornJuly 4, 1899
DiedSeptember 18, 1959(60)
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Known for

L'invention du monde
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  • Writer
  • 1952
Le coeur à barbe
Short
  • Self (Surrealist poet)(as Benjamin Peret)
  • 1930

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Writer

  • L'invention du monde
    Short
    • contributing writer
    • 1952

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  • Alternative name
    • Benjamin Peret
  • Height
    • 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
  • Born
    • July 4, 1899
    • Rezé, Loire-Atlantique, France
  • Died
    • September 18, 1959
    • Paris, France
  • Spouses
      Elsie Houston1928 - February 20, 1943 (her death, 1 child)

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