In Montparnasse
The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali
$27.53
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2019
Summary
An absorbing, gossipy account of the birth of Surrealism and the painters, writers, and artists who lived, loved and worked in 1920s Paris.
During the 1920s, in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montparnasse, a unique flowering of avant-garde artistic creativity became the cradle of Dada and Surrealism. In this crowd biography, Sue Roe tells the story - from Duchamp to Dali, via Man Ray and Max Ernst - of the salons and cafes, alliances and feuds, love affairs and scandals, successes and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241976609 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024197660X |
| Author: | Sue Roe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Highly colourful … they’re all here , the big names of the time - behaving badly , and, at times, quite madly too
Highly colourful … they’re all here, the big names of the time - behaving badly, and, at times, quite madly too * Rachel Cooke, Observer *
Roe is a talented writer, fascinated by la vie Boheme … She can find phrases that perfectly capture the feeling of a neighbourhood * John Carey, Sunday Times *
Brings together some of the chief protagonists in one of the 20th century’s most inventive art movements. A vivid read * Radio Times *
She vividly charts the birth of surrealism … a tale rich in absurdity and outlandish characters, from Cocteau and Max Ernst to Dali and Picasso * Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times *
Sue Roe describes with plenty of colour how surrealism was born and developed in Montparnasse … Roe marshals [the figures behind dada and surrealism] with great finesse * The Times *
Enjoyable, engaging, rollicking - the storytelling is lively * Spectator, on ‘In Montmartre’ *
Admirable. What an eye for art Roe has. Brilliant * Guardian, on ‘In Montmartre’ *
An elegant synthesis of complex material… it excels: Roe is a skilled and graceful writer. * The Telegraph on ‘In Montmartre’ *
Lively and engaging… in her entertaining, ingeniously structured account Roe brings Montmartre’s heyday back to life. * The Sunday Times on ‘In Montmartre’ *
[Roe]skilfully weaves her descriptions of artworks into her romp through the artists’ struggles and fractious relationships. * The Times on ‘In Montmartre’ *
About The Author
Sue Roe
Sue Roe is the author of several books, including the bestselling crowd biographies In Montmartre and The Private Lives of the Impressionists, and a widely praised work on the artist Gwen John. She is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. She lives in Brighton.
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