Romanian Avant-garde And Surrealism from Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare Books

Bucharest: Universala, 1934 Octavo, wrappers, 202pp., with illustrations by Egon Schiele. One of 500 copies. Novel by Horia Bonciu (1893-1950)---novelist, journalist, poet, translator, noted for his unique, individual place in the Romanian avant-garde. He is known for his contributions in all literary fields. Associated with Romanian surrealists but never adhered to doctrine. Bonciu and Geo Bogza were both arrested on… Read more about this item

Bucharest: Vremea, nd, 1936 Octavo, wrappers, 88pp. Frontispiece portrait of author by S. Perahim. Max Blecher (1909-1938) writer of genius who contributed to the interwar Romanian avant-garde, a surrealist whose writings show strong kinship to Kafka, Bruno Schulz and Robert Walser, with the special talent of “making a home in misfortune" (Crohmalniceanu). His work began in 1930 with sketches published… Read more about this item

Bucharest: Negatia Negatiei., 1945 Small quarto 21.5x16.8 cm, wrappers, 112pp. "A Wolf Seen Through a Magnifying Glass" was written in 1942 and one the first of Luca's works to appear in 1945, when he formed a new surrealist group in Bucharest. A collection of poems in prose and with three vaporizations by the artist Dolfi Trost (1916-1966), this work was… Read more about this item

Bucharest: Funatia Pentru Literatura si Arta Regele Carol II, 1936 Octavo, wrappers, 32pp. Virgil Gheorghiu (1903-1977) was an avant-garde poet and musician who trafficked in surrealist circles and was the subject of a novel by Geo Bogza. This collection of poetry (The Great Hunt) achieved renown at the time of publication. Rare: worldcat finds only one North American listing.

Bucharest: Unu, 1933 Quarto 24 x 16 cm, wrappers, 40pp. Edition of 250 numbered copies.A major publication of the surrealist group UNU. Frontispiece has photo of the author's fingerprints. UNU (actually, unu, no upper case) was one of the strongest manifestations of the surrealist movement beyond Paris; it produced a journal from 1928 to 1935 and published several books by… Read more about this item

Bucharest: Universala, nd, 1937 Octavo, wrappers, 232pp. Max Blecher (1909-38) was a remarkable writer of genius who was confined to a body cast after being diagnosed with Pott’s disease at age 19. Blecher carried on regular correspondence with literary and philosophical luminaries including Gide and Heidegger, published in Breton’s La surrealism au service a la revolution, and won his place… Read more about this item