Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon was a French poet, novelist, and journalist who was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement before becoming a committed Communist and one of France's most celebrated literary voices. His war poetry and his cycle of novels Le Monde réel made him a central figure in 20th-century French letters.
Works
- Paris PeasantSurrealist novel of Paris wandering and philosophical rumination
- Anicet or the Panorama
- The Century Was YoungAutobiographical novel reflecting on twentieth-century European history
- Holy WeekHistorical novel set during Restoration period in France
- AurélienNovel of post-war Paris exploring love and disillusionment