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Pierre Albert-Birot
Pierre Albert-Birot (22 April 1876 – 25 July 1967) was a French avant-garde poet, dramatist, and theater manager.
Early life and writing.
Born in Angoulême, he moved to Paris in 1894. There he attended art school and befriended Gustave Moreau. He worked for five decades as a restorer for antique dealer Madame Lelong. He began writing after he met the musician Germaine de SurVille in 1913.
From January 1916 to December 1919, Albert-Birote edited
literature and art news. Josep Maria Junoy was a supporter of France (the historical context is World War I). This feeling is shown in a preliminary note he made in the magazine in which he wrote Vive le France.
In the magazine there were published translations from foreign writers like Pierre-Albert Birot, Philippe Soupault, Egio Bolongaro and Pierre Reverdy. Moreover, there were published original works by Josep Maria Junoy, Joaquim Folguera and Josep Vicenç Foix. Drawings by Albert Gleizes, Pere Ynglada, Joan Miró,