ELLENWOOD, Ray [trans]. Total Refusal / REFUS GLOBAL: The Complete 1948 Manifesto of the Montreal Automatists. Toronto: Exile Editions, 2009. First Thus. 228x152mm. Trade Paperback. New. 109pp. Total Refual is a collective manifesto in the great European tradition, with close affinities to Surrealism. Inspired by the distinguished painter, Paul-Emile Borduas, it is the expression of a group who are now major figures in the history of the Canadian avant-garde, innovators in abstract painting, theatre and dance.