,SURREALISM 9 ! ,>AB ,WORLD 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ABDUL ,KAD> ,EL ,JANABY 

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,9TRODUCTION 

,! CURR5T RESURG5CE ( SURREALISM 9 ! ,>AB WORLD IS A REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5T ( ! GREATE/ SIGNIFICANCE1 DEMON/RAT+ ONCE MORE ?AT ! /RATEGY ( ! UNFETT]$ IMAG9ATION IS ALWAYS & NECESS>ILY GLOBAL4 

,WE PUBLI% H]E 9 ,5GLI% TRANSLATION A MANIFE/O 9 :I* \R ,>AB COMRADES EXPRESS !IR UNEQUIVOCAL 9T]V5TIONI/ ORI5TATION1 %>PLY DEF9$ AGA9/ !IR SPECIFIC POLITICAL & CULTURAL BACKGR\ND4 

,! ,>AB ,SURREALI/ ,MOVEM5T WAS RECON/ITUT$ 9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS1 BUT ITS ORIG9S EXT5D BACK TO ! MID-#cS1 :5 ! ,EGYPTIAN POET & !ORI/ ,GEORGES ,H5E9 7:O ADH]$ TO ! MOVEM5T 9 #aicd AS A /UD5T 9 ,P>IS7 & ! ,EGYPTIAN PA9T] ,RAMSES ,Y\NAN 9TRODUC$ SURREALISM TO ,CAIRO4 ,) SEV]AL O!RS !Y MA9TA9$ AN 9T5SIVE COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY ?AT 5DUR$ 9TO ! LATE #a#i#dS1 AS EXEMPLIFI$ 9 MANY BOOKS & PAMPHLETS & 9 ! REVIEWS ,>T ET LIB]TE1 ,EL ,TATTWOR1 ,LA ,SEANCE CONT9UE & ,LE ,P>T DU ,SABLE4 

,! ,EGYPTIAN SURREALI/S1 :O W]E ALSO A SECTION ( ! ,F\R? ,9T]NATIONAL1 ORGANIZ$ ! ,>T @& ,LIB]TY ,GR\P 9 RESPONSE TO ! ,BRETON _/ ,TROTSKY ,MANIFE/O = AN ,9DEP5D5T ,REVOLUTION>Y ,>T1 :I* ANN\NC$ ! =MATION ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,F$]ATION ( ,9DEP5D5T ,REVOLUTION>Y ,>TI/S1 COMMONLY CALL$ ! ,F,I,>,I4 ,?IS ,CAIRO GR\P PRODUC$ A J\RNAL & PAMPHLETS1 & ORGANIZ$ SEV]AL EXHIBITIONS4 ,IT WAS ! MO/ ACTIVE & LONGE/-LIV$ SEGM5T ( ! ,F,I,>,I1 LA/+ SEV]AL YE>S AFT] ! DEMISE ( ! P>5T ORGANIZATION4 

,GEORGES ,H5E9 7#a#i#a#d-#a#i#g#c71 ONE ( ! MOVEM5T'S GREATE/ FIGURES1 COLLABORAT$ EXT5SIVELY ON 9T]NATIONAL SURREALI/ PUBLICATIONS ?R\<\T ! #a#i#dS4 ,HIS 0,MESSAGE FROM ,CAIRO TO ,POETS 9 ,AM]ICA0 APPE>$ 9 ! SURREALI/ NUMB] ( ,VIEW 9 #a#i#d4 ,= REASONS ?AT >E NOT :OLLY CLE>1 HE RETIR$ FROM COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY >\ND #a#i#e1 PREF]R+ TO PURSUE HIS RESE>*ES 9 SOLITUDE4 ,HE WAS 9 NO S5SE A R5EGADE1 H[EV]2 HIS LAT] WORK WAS 9 FULL ACCORD ) SURREALI/ ASPIRATIONS4 

,H5E9'S S5SITIV5ESS TO ! MANY & WIDE-RANG+ PROBLEMS ( HUMAN EXPRESSION 9 ! PO/W> P]IOD1 & HIS PR(\ND REVOLUTION>Y 9TEGRITY1 GIVE HIS 5TIRE WORK A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TODAY TO ! SURREALI/S ( ALL C\NTRIES1 & MO/ ESPECIALLY1 ( C\RSE1 TO ,A4,K4 ,EL ,JANABY & HIS COMRADES1 :O >E 9 ! TRUE/ S5SE ! CONT9UATORS ( ! EF=T BEGUN BY ,GEORGES ,H5E9 & ,RAMSES ,Y\NAN4 

,! ,>AB SURREALI/S HAVE PRODUC$ MANY TRACTS & PAMPHLETS1 9CLUD+ AN IMPORTANT CRITIQUE ( MOD]N >*ITECTURE BY ,M>O9 ,DIB4 ,9 #aigc !Y TOOK ! LEAD 9 PREP>+ A TRACT1 ,AGA9/ ,NATIONALI/ ,ILLUSIONS1 ,= ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,ALT]NATIVE1 OPPOS+ ALL =MS ( NATIONALI/ *AUV9ISM & CALL+ = ! OV]?R[ ( ALL E/ABLI%$ REGIMES 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,IT URG$ ! UNIFICATION ( ! PROLET>IAT ( ALL ! ,>AB C\NTRIES1 AS WELL AS ( ,ISRAEL1 ON ! BASIS ( SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION1 0F\ND$ ON ! P[] ( ! WORK]S' & PEASANTS' C\NCILS40 ,?IS TRACT WAS SIGN$ BY ! ,ISRAELI ,SOCIALI/ ,ORGANIZATION 7,MATZP571 ! ,>AB ,GR\P 0LE P\VOIR DES CONSEILS10 & ! ,ALG]IAN ,GR\P = ! ,PROPAGATION ( ,M>XISM4 

,! ,>AB SURREALI/S' J\RNAL1 ,LE ,DESIR LIB]TAIRE1 :I* !Y DESCRIBE AS 0! ,>ABIC EQUIVAL5T ( ,>S5AL10 HAS PROVOK$ GREAT CONTROV]SIES 9 ! ,>ABIC PRESS4 ,BECAUSE ( ITS VEHEM5TLY REVOLUTION>Y *>ACT]1 ANTI-NATIONALI/ & ANTI-RELIGI\S1 IT IS BANN$ FROM ! MAILS & FROM BOOK/ORES 9 ALL ,>AB C\NTRIES 7BE+ PRODUC$ 9 ,P>IS BY EXILES74 

,9 A REC5T LETT] ,A4 ,K4 ,EL ,JANABY NOTES HIS 9T5TION TO ISSUE AN ,>ABIC V]SION ( ! MANIFE/O ,LI<?\SE ( ! ,FUTURE1 :I* PREFAC$ ! SURREALI/ SECTION ( ! ,CITY ,LI<TS ,AN?OLOGY4 

,MANIFE/O ( ! ,>AB ,SURREALI/ ,MOVEM5T1 #aige 

,) DISGU/ WE %OVE ASIDE ! DREGS ( SURVIVAL & ! IMPOV]I%$ RATIONAL IDEAS :I* /UFF ! A%-CAN-HEADS ( 9TELLECTUALS4 

,WE 9CITE 9DIVIDUALS & ! MASSES TO UNLEA% !IR 9/9CTS AGA9/ ALL =MS ( REPRESSION -- 9CLUD+ ! REPRESSIVE 0REASON0 ( ! B\RGEOIS ORD]4 

,! GREAT VALUES ( ! RUL+ CLASS 7! FA!RL&1 FAMILY1 RELIGION1 S*OOL1 B>RACKS1 *UR*ES1 MOSQUES & O!R ROTT5NESS7 MAKE US LAU<4 ,JOY\SLY WE PISS ON !IR TOMBS4 

,WE SPIT ON ! FA!RL& TO DR[N 9 IT ! FUMES ( DEA?4 ,WE COMBAT & RIDICULE ! V]Y IDEA ( ! FA!RL&4 ,TO AFFIRM ONE'S FA!RL& IS TO 9SULT ! TOTALITY ( MAN4 

,WE PRACTICE SUBV]SION #bd H\RS A DAY4 ,WE EXCITE SADI/IC URGES AGA9/ ALL ?AT IS E/ABLI%$1 NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE >E ! 5EMIES ( ?IS NEW /ONE AGE ?AT IS IMPOS$ ON US1 BUT ABOVE ALL BECAUSE IT IS ?R\< \R SUBV]SIVE ACTIVITY ?AT WE DISCOV] NEW DIM5SIONS4 

,WE POISON ! 9TELLECTUAL ATMOSPH]E ) ! ELIXIR ( ! IMAG9ATION1 SO ?AT ! POET WILL REALIZE HIMSELF 9 REALIZ+ ! HI/ORICAL TRANS=MATION ( POETRY3 

FROM =M 9TO MATT]2 

FROM SIMPLE WORDS HANG+ ON COAT RACKS ( PAP] 9TO ! DESIRABLE FLE% ( ! IMAG9ATION ?AT WE %ALL ABSORB UNTIL EV]Y?+ SEP>AT+ DREAM FROM REALITY IS DISSOLV$4 

,SURREALISM IS NO?+ BUT ! ACTUALIZATION ( ?IS SURREALITY4 

,WE EXPLODE ! MOSQUES & ! /REETS ) ! SC&AL ( SEX RETURN+ TO ITS BODY1 BUR/+ 9TO FLAMES AT EA* 5C\NT] -- SECRET UNTIL !N4 

,WE LIB]ATE LANGUAGE FROM ! PRISONS & /OCK M>KETS ( CAPITALI/ CONFUSION4 

,IT IS PLA9 ?AT TODAY'S LANGUAGE1 9/EAD ( BE+ AN AGITATIONAL =CE 9 ! PROCESS ( SOCIAL TRANS=MATION & A VOCABUL>Y ( REVOLUTION>Y ATTACK1 IS ONLY A DOCILE VOCABUL>Y ( DEF5SE CLUTT]$ 9 ! /ORE ( ! HUMAN BRA9 ) ONE AIM3 TO HELP ! 9DIVIDUAL PROVE HIS COMPLETE SUBORD9ATION TO ! LAWS ( EXI/+ SOCIETY -- TO HELP HIM AS A LAWY] 9 ! C\RTS ( EV]YDAY REALITY 7?AT IS1 ( REPRESSION74 ,SURREALISM 9TRUDES VIOL5TLY ON ?IS ABJECT SPECTACLE1 ANNIHILAT+ ALL OB/ACLES TO 0! REAL FUNCTION+ ( ?\<T0 7,&RE ,BRETON74 

,:5 WE WRITE1 \R MEMORY BEL*ES ?IS LANGUAGE FROM ! OLD WORLD4 ,IT IS A GAME 9 :I* \R TONGUES BECOME CAPABLE ( RECREAT+ LANGUAGE 9 ! V]Y DEP?S ( ! REVOLUTION4 

,\R SURREALISM SIGNIFIES ! DE/RUCTION ( :AT !Y CALL 0! ,>AB FA!RL&40 ,9 ?IS WORLD ( MASO*I/IC SURVIVAL1 SURREALISM IS AN AGGRESSIVE & POETIC WAY ( LIFE4 ,IT IS ! =BIDD5 FLAME ( ! PROLET>IAT EMBRAC+ ! 9SURRECTIONAL DAWN -- 5ABL+ US TO R$ISCOV] AT LA/ ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T3 ! RADIANCE ( ! WORK]S' C\NCILS AS A LIFE PR(\NDLY ADOR$ BY ?OSE WE LOVE4 

,\R SURREALISM1 9 >T AS 9 LIFE3 P]MAN5T REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! WORLD ( ES!TICS & O!R ATROPHI$ CATEGORIES2 ! DE/RUCTION & SUP]SESSION ( ALL RETROGRADE =CES & 9HIBITIONS4 

,SUBV]SION RESIDES 9 SURREALISM ! SAME WAY HI/ORY RESIDES 9 EV5TS4 

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