{"product_id":"surreal-michele-gerber-klein-9780063220577","title":"Surreal: The Extraordinary Life of Gala Dali","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurreal, \u003c\/em\u003ethe long-awaited, definitive biography of Gala Dal?, unmasks this famous yet little-known queen of the twentieth-century art world, who graced the canvases, inspired the poetry, and influenced the careers of her illustrious lovers and husbands with tenderness, courage, and agency.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing previously undiscovered material, \u003cem\u003eSurreal \u003c\/em\u003etells the riveting story of Gala Dal?, (1894-1982) who broke away from her cultured but penurious background in pre-Revolutionary Russia to live in Paris with both France's most famous poet Paul ?luard and Max Ernst. By the time she met the budding artist Salvador Dali in 1929, Gala was known as the Mother of Surrealism. She rapidly became his mentor and protector, marrying him in 1934 and subsequently engineering their vast fortune. At a time when artists were celebrities, Gala acted as the ambassador of the Surrealist movement, spreading its popularity across the globe. She was the survivor of two world wars, the Russian revolution and the Spanish Civil War, and lived between France, Spain and the U.S. Gala was a heroine whose originality captivated people wherever she went, and her life story has everything: size; glamour; drama; true love, twisted love; ambition; money; art; defiance; daring and sweeping social unrest. In this vivid, detailed rendering, Mich?le Gerber Klein has brought Gala out of the shadows to reveal a charismatic figure who played a pivotal role in the art world yet has never received the full recognition she deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Gerber Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063220571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063220577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Michele Gerber Klein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46334705139967,"sku":"9780063220577","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bbad5bd-2606-49e8-b641-2d75c7d97550.jpg?v=1731467544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/surreal-michele-gerber-klein-9780063220577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}