House in Boulzicourt, Ardennes, where Daumal was bornClose of the plaque, outside the house
Daumal was born in Boulzicourt, Ardennes, France.[1] In his late teens his avant-garde poetry was published in France's leading journals.[citation needed] As an adolescent, Daumal co-founded the art group Les Phrères Simplistes with the poets Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and Roger Vailland.[2] They would later co-found the literary journal Le Grand Jeu, which published three issues between 1928 and 1930.[3] Although courted by André Breton, the journal was founded as a counter to Surrealism and Dada;[citation needed] the Surrealists reacted to its publication with some hostility.[3]
He married the Bulgarian émigré Vera Milanova, the former wife of the poet Hendrik Kramer; after Daumal's death, she married the landscape architect Russell Page.[citation needed]
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Daumal's sudden and premature death from tuberculosis on 21 May 1944 in Paris may have been hastened by youthful experiments with drugs and psychoactive chemicals, including carbon tetrachloride. He died leaving his novel Mount Analogue unfinished, having worked on it until the day of his death.[citation needed]
Le Contre-Ciel (Le contre-ciel), Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press, 2005.
Le Contre-Ciel: The Anti-Heaven, Part One, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 2002. transl. and with an introduction by Jordan Jones.
Le Contre-Ciel: The Anti-Heaven, Parts Two and Three, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 2003. transl. Jordan Jones.
A Fundamental Experiment, New York / Madras: Hanuman Books, 1987; first published: René Daumal, "A Fundamental Experiment", X magazine, Vol. I, No. I (November 1959).
The Lie of the Truth and Other Parables from the Way of Liberation, New York / Madras: Hanuman Books, 1989.
Mount Analogue (Le mont analogue), Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press, 2004.
Mugle and the Silk (Mugle; La soie), New York, Edwin Mellen Press, 1997.
The Powers of the Word (1927–1943) (Les pouvoirs de la parole), San Francisco: City Lights, 1991.
'Rasa or Knowledge of the Self' Essays on Indian Aesthetics and Selected Sanskrit Studies. New York: New Directions, 1982.* ed. Claudio Rugafiori, transl. Louise Landes Levi, Repr. Kathamndu, Nepal, Shivastan, 2002 & 2006 (each edition 333 copies).
You've Always Been Wrong (Tu t'es toujours trompé), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1995. transl. Thomas Vosteen.
René Daumal, Letters on the Search for Awakening, 1930–1944, Toronto: Dolmen Meadow Editions, 2010. transl. Gabriela Ansari and Roger Lipsey, with an introduction by Roger Lipsey.
Referencesedit
^Flower, John (2013). "Daumal, René (1908–1944)". Historical dictionary of French literature. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 163. ISBN9780810879454.
^Bauduin, Tessel M.; Ferentinou, Victoria; Zamani, Daniel (16 October 2017). Surrealism, Occultism and Politics: In Search of the Marvellous. Routledge. ISBN978-1-351-37902-1.
^ abGilbert-Lecomte, Roger (1991). Black Mirror: The Selected Poems of Roger Gilbert-Lecomte. Station Hill Press. ISBN978-0-88268-129-0.
Further readingedit
Phil Powrie, René Daumal and Roger Gilbert-Lecomte: A bibliography, London: Grant & Cutler, 1988.
Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt, René Daumal: The Life and Work of a Mystic Guide, New York: Suny Press, 1999.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rene Daumal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rene Daumal French domal 16 March 1908 21 May 1944 was a French spiritual para surrealist writer critic and poet best known for his posthumously published novel Mount Analogue 1952 as well as for being an early outspoken practitioner of pataphysics citation needed Rene DaumalBorn 1908 03 16 16 March 1908Boulzicourt Ardennes FranceDied21 May 1944 1944 05 21 aged 36 Paris FranceNationalityFrenchOccupation s Para surrealist writer poetKnown forMount Analogue 1952 Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Legacy 4 Bibliography 4 1 Works by Rene Daumal in English translation 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography edit nbsp House in Boulzicourt Ardennes where Daumal was born nbsp Close of the plaque outside the houseDaumal was born in Boulzicourt Ardennes France 1 In his late teens his avant garde poetry was published in France s leading journals citation needed As an adolescent Daumal co founded the art group Les Phreres Simplistes with the poets Roger Gilbert Lecomte and Roger Vailland 2 They would later co found the literary journal Le Grand Jeu which published three issues between 1928 and 1930 3 Although courted by Andre Breton the journal was founded as a counter to Surrealism and Dada citation needed the Surrealists reacted to its publication with some hostility 3 He is best known in the English speaking world for two novels A Night of Serious Drinking and the allegorical novel Mount Analogue A Novel of Symbolically Authentic Non Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing both based upon his friendship with Alexander de Salzmann a pupil of G I Gurdjieff citation needed Daumal was self taught in the Sanskrit language and translated some of the Tripitaka Buddhist canon into the French language as well as translating the literature of the Japanese Zen scholar D T Suzuki into French citation needed He married the Bulgarian emigre Vera Milanova the former wife of the poet Hendrik Kramer after Daumal s death she married the landscape architect Russell Page citation needed Death editDaumal s sudden and premature death from tuberculosis on 21 May 1944 in Paris may have been hastened by youthful experiments with drugs and psychoactive chemicals including carbon tetrachloride He died leaving his novel Mount Analogue unfinished having worked on it until the day of his death citation needed He is buried at Cimetiere parisien de Pantin in Pantin a municipality just outside Paris citation needed Legacy editThe motion picture The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky is based largely on Daumal s Mount Analogue citation needed Bibliography editWorks by Rene Daumal in English translation edit Le Contre Ciel Le contre ciel Woodstock New York Overlook Press 2005 Le Contre Ciel The Anti Heaven Part One Black River Falls Wisconsin 2002 transl and with an introduction by Jordan Jones Le Contre Ciel The Anti Heaven Parts Two and Three Black River Falls Wisconsin 2003 transl Jordan Jones A Fundamental Experiment New York Madras Hanuman Books 1987 first published Rene Daumal A Fundamental Experiment X magazine Vol I No I November 1959 The Lie of the Truth and Other Parables from the Way of Liberation New York Madras Hanuman Books 1989 Mount Analogue Le mont analogue Woodstock New York Overlook Press 2004 Mugle and the Silk Mugle La soie New York Edwin Mellen Press 1997 A Night of Serious Drinking La grande beuverie Woodstock New York Overlook Press 2003 Pataphysical Essays Cambridge Wakefield Press 2012 The Powers of the Word 1927 1943 Les pouvoirs de la parole San Francisco City Lights 1991 Rasa or Knowledge of the Self Essays on Indian Aesthetics and Selected Sanskrit Studies New York New Directions 1982 ed Claudio Rugafiori transl Louise Landes Levi Repr Kathamndu Nepal Shivastan 2002 amp 2006 each edition 333 copies You ve Always Been Wrong Tu t es toujours trompe Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 1995 transl Thomas Vosteen Rene Daumal Letters on the Search for Awakening 1930 1944 Toronto Dolmen Meadow Editions 2010 transl Gabriela Ansari and Roger Lipsey with an introduction by Roger Lipsey References edit Flower John 2013 Daumal Rene 1908 1944 Historical dictionary of French literature Lanham Md Scarecrow Press p 163 ISBN 9780810879454 Bauduin Tessel M Ferentinou Victoria Zamani Daniel 16 October 2017 Surrealism Occultism and Politics In Search of the Marvellous Routledge ISBN 978 1 351 37902 1 a b Gilbert Lecomte Roger 1991 Black Mirror The Selected Poems of Roger Gilbert Lecomte Station Hill Press ISBN 978 0 88268 129 0 Further reading editPhil Powrie Rene Daumal and Roger Gilbert Lecomte A bibliography London Grant amp Cutler 1988 Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt Rene Daumal The Life and Work of a Mystic Guide New York Suny Press 1999 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rene Daumal nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Rene Daumal Rene Daumal Works Gurdjeiff International Review Holy War Skin of Light and Last Letter to his Wife Poetry Black Poetry White Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Daumal amp oldid 1145140633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
