Marianne Van Hirtum Explained
Marianne Van Hirtum (20 July 1935 – 11 June 1988) was a Belgian author writing in the French language, connected with the surrealist movement.
She was born in Namur,[1] [2] the daughter of Louis Van Hirtum, a doctor at a psychiatric hospital.[3]
Van Hirtum met André Breton in 1959,[1] the same year in which she participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition in Paris.[2] She died in Paris, aged 52.
Bibliography
- Poèmes pour les petits pauvres, Paris, Seghers 1953.[2]
- Les Insolites, Paris, Gallimard 1956.
- La Nuit mathématique, Mortemart, Rougerie 1976.
- Les Balançoires d'Euclide, Mortemart, Rougerie 1977.
- Maisons, Parisod 1977.
- Le Cheval-arquebuse, Orléans, Jean-Jacques Sergent 1978.
- Le Trépied des algèbres, Mortemart, Rougerie 1980.
- Le Papillon mental, Mortemart, Rougerie 1982.
- John the Pelican, Hourglass, 1990.
- Proteus volens, Hourglass 1991.
- Peintures, dessins, objets, Hourglass 1991.
References
Notes and References
- Book: Penelope Rosemont. Surrealist Women. 1 January 1998. A&C Black. 978-0-485-30088-8. 268.
- Book: The Custom House of Desire: A Half-Century of Surrealist Stories. 28 May 2021. Univ of California Press. 978-0-520-36222-2. 104.
- Georgiana Colvile. Le Vol du varan. L'œuvre poétique et plastique de Marianne Van Hirtum. Pleine Marge. 47. June 2008. 45–63. fr.
