Paul Eluard
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About
Twentieth-century French poet known for Le temps deborde, Capitale de la douleur, and other works. He is remembered as a founder of literary surrealism.
Before Fame
He was sent to a Swiss sanatorium at age sixteen after he became ill from tuberculosis.
Trivia
He joined the French Communist Party and voiced his support for Joseph Stalin. These actions resulted in his alienation from the surrealist movement.
Family Life
He was married three times: first, to Elena Ivanovna Diakonova (who eventually left him for Salvador Dali); next, to a model and surrealist icon named Nusch (Maria Bens); and finally, to Dominique Laure.
Associated With
He collaborated with German artist Max Ernst. Ernst later lived in a sexual arrangement with Eluard and Elena Ivanovna Diakonova.
