This biography argues that Salvador Dali lived a "shameful" life in every way: that underlying his exhibitionism was an intense feeling of shame, the individual hanging his head being one of the recurrent themes of his painting. Based on extensive original research and recently discovered sources, as well as an interview with Dali himself, the book presents a portrait of a disjointed character. Ian Gibson emphasizes the literary side of Dali's career and re-examines the two principal relationships of his life - with Federico Garcia Lorca, and with the libidinous Gala.
- ISBN13 9780571167517
- Publish Date 3 November 1997
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 4 July 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 912
- Language English