A century after Breton, Nadja's own writing finally surfaces
A volume titled "Lettres à André Breton, suivies d'autres textes et dessins" gathers letters, texts and drawings by Nadja, the woman whose encounter with André Breton inspired his 1928 novel.
According to Diacritik, a new book brings together for the first time material written and drawn by Nadja — the woman known largely through André Breton's 1928 novel that bears her name. The volume is titled "Lettres à André Breton, suivies d'autres textes et dessins."
Diacritik frames the publication as arriving a hundred years after the meeting between Breton and Nadja, the encounter that gave rise to the surrealist classic. Until now, readers have known Nadja almost entirely through Breton's telling of her; this collection is presented as revealing her own voice.
The source material available does not specify a publisher, publication date, or the contents of the letters and drawings beyond what the title indicates. Tomeling will follow the book's release for readers who keep the original Nadja on their shelves and may want to place this alongside it.
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