Which surrealist poet wrote the collection 'Capitale de la douleur'?

Which surrealist poet wrote the collection “Capitale de la douleur”? Paul Éluard wrote it, and the book first appeared in 1926.

The title translates roughly as “Capital of Pain.” It gathers four sections: “Répétitions,” “Mourir de ne pas mourir,” “Les petits justes,” and “Nouveaux poèmes.” Some poems draw on Éluard’s intensely personal experiences of love, illness, separation, and emotional uncertainty.

Éluard was born Eugène Grindel and adopted his pen name during the First World War. He became a major Dada and Surrealist poet, working closely with figures including André Breton, Louis Aragon, and Max Ernst. His poetry often uses startling but emotionally direct images rather than conventional narrative.

A common mix-up is confusing this collection with Éluard’s later “L’Amour la poésie,” published in 1929. Another neighbouring fact is that Éluard’s poem “Liberté,” written during the Second World War, became one of his best-known works.