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Who was the Egyptian surrealist writer who founded the 'Art and Liberty' group in 1938, publishing the manifesto 'Long Live Degenerate Art' in solidarity with artists condemned by the Nazis?
Answer: Georges Henein — Georges Henein (1914–1973), a Francophone Cairene poet and essayist, founded the Egyptian surrealist movement 'Art and Liberty' (al-Fann wa al-Hurriya), which brought together writers and artists in opposition to both fascism and bourgeois nationalism — the group's 1938 manifesto was a landmark of anti-fascist cultural politics in the Arab world.
- A Georges Henein ✓
- B Albert Cossery
- C Edmond Jabès
- D Joyce Mansour
Georges Henein (1914–1973), a Francophone Cairene poet and essayist, founded the Egyptian surrealist movement 'Art and Liberty' (al-Fann wa al-Hurriya), which brought together writers and artists in opposition to both fascism and bourgeois nationalism — the group's 1938 manifesto was a landmark of anti-fascist cultural politics in the Arab world.