Maurice Nadeau (1911–2013)

Very comprehensive history of the movement largely based on the group's documents: manifestos, edicts, articles, and speeches. Unfortunately that means that the individual participants remain sketchy (Breton coming across the clearest) and there's next to nothing about the art. Still, an impressive feat, particularly since it came out in France in 1945, not the most amenable era for scholarly research.

Un livre clair et concis sur l'histoire de ce mouvement artistique que j'avais lu à l'IEP d'Aix-en-Provence, en 1986.

Awarded the esteemed Paris Critics' Prize, this interesting account of Flaubert's life and his works (Bovary, Salammbo, Sentimental Education) is written by an authority on Flaubert. Maurice Nadeau edited the 18-volume edition of Flaubert's works, and he was one of the more perceptive critics of his day. He was editor of Les Lettres Nouvelles and La Quinzaine Litteraire. The book highlights Flaubert's life and works with a chronology of his life and selected bibliography.

Neuf. Jaquette.