Tzara

British

/ ˈzɑːrə /

noun

Tristan, original name Samuel Rosenstock . 1896–1963, French poet and essayist, born in Romania, best known as the founder of Dada: author of The Approximate Man (1931).

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For Tzara Spurrier, a mum of two from Cheltenham, the holiday juggle presents its own challenges.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

It pounced upon the coincidence that James Joyce, the Dada poet and essayist Tristan Tzara and Vladimir Lenin were all living in Zurich in 1917.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

Stoppard was fascinated with the idea that James Joyce, Vladimir Lenin and Dadadist poet Tristan Tzara were all living in Zurich in 1917.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025

"Travesties" two years later, imagined a meeting between Lenin, James Joyce and poet and founder of the Dada movement Tristan Tzara, who all lived in Zurich in 1917.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

“It won’t come to anything,” Tzara had cut in, giving Ruza a shove.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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