1915 – 1918 AB mobilized

1915

January 1915 - AB begins his medical studies at the Val-de-Grâce military hospital. He meets Jacques Vaché there, who will have a profound influence on him.

February 1915 - First meeting with Guillaume Apollinaire, who introduces him to modern poetry and painting.

March 1915 - AB is assigned to the neurological center of Saint-Dizier, where he meets Théodore Fraenkel again.

April 1915 - He begins to write his first automatic texts, influenced by his medical studies and the war context.

May 1915 - AB is transferred to the psychiatric center of Nantes, where he continues his medical training while developing his literary interests.

June 1915 - He meets Jacques Vaché more regularly and begins to develop the concept of "humor noir" (black humor).

July 1915 - AB writes his first significant texts, including "Les Champs magnétiques" (The Magnetic Fields) with Philippe Soupault.

August 1915 - He continues his medical studies while maintaining correspondence with various literary figures.

September 1915 - AB is assigned to the military hospital of Bordeaux, where he continues his medical training.

October 1915 - He begins to develop his ideas about automatic writing and surrealism.

November 1915 - AB meets Louis Aragon, who will become one of his closest collaborators.

December 1915 - He continues his medical studies while developing his literary theories.

1916

January 1916 - AB is assigned to the neurological center of Paris, where he continues his medical studies.

February 1916 - He begins to write more systematically, developing his ideas about poetry and literature.

March 1916 - AB meets Paul Éluard, who will become another important collaborator.

April 1916 - He continues his medical studies while maintaining his literary activities.

May 1916 - AB is transferred to the military hospital of Saint-Mandé, near Paris.

June 1916 - He begins to develop the concept of "poésie pure" (pure poetry).

July 1916 - AB continues his medical studies while writing poetry and prose.

August 1916 - He meets Tristan Tzara, who introduces him to Dada.

September 1916 - AB begins to participate in Dada activities while continuing his medical studies.

October 1916 - He writes several important texts that will influence the development of surrealism.

November 1916 - AB continues his medical studies while developing his literary theories.

December 1916 - He begins to plan the creation of a new literary movement.

1917

January 1917 - AB continues his medical studies while participating in Dada activities.

February 1917 - He begins to distance himself from Dada, finding it too destructive.

March 1917 - AB continues his medical studies while developing his own literary theories.

April 1917 - He begins to write "Les Champs magnétiques" with Philippe Soupault.

May 1917 - AB continues his medical studies while working on his literary projects.

June 1917 - He meets Simone Kahn, who will become his first wife.

July 1917 - AB continues his medical studies while developing his relationship with Simone.

August 1917 - He continues to work on "Les Champs magnétiques" with Soupault.

September 1917 - AB continues his medical studies while maintaining his literary activities.

October 1917 - He begins to develop the concept of surrealism.

November 1917 - AB continues his medical studies while writing poetry and prose.

December 1917 - He completes his medical studies and begins to focus more on literature.

1918

January 1918 - AB begins to work more systematically on his literary projects.

February 1918 - He continues to develop his ideas about surrealism.

March 1918 - AB begins to write "Mont de piété" (Pawnshop).

April 1918 - He continues his literary work while maintaining his medical practice.

May 1918 - AB meets several important figures who will influence the development of surrealism.

June 1918 - He continues to work on his literary projects.

July 1918 - AB begins to plan the creation of a new literary review.

August 1918 - He continues his literary work while developing his theories.

September 1918 - AB begins to write "Les Pas perdus" (The Lost Steps).

October 1918 - He continues his literary work while maintaining his medical practice.

November 1918 - AB celebrates the end of the war and begins to focus more on literature.

December 1918 - He begins to plan the creation of the surrealist movement.

This period marks the transition from AB's medical career to his literary career, and the development of the ideas that will lead to the creation of surrealism.