1965 Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dali 1st American ED
A singular artifact of 20th-century literature, Diary of a Genius offers an unfiltered portal into the labyrinthine psyche of Salvador Dalí, the Catalan maestro whose flamboyant persona and surrealist oeuvre redefined the boundaries of art and self-expression. This first American edition, published in 1965 by Doubleday & Company, encapsulates Dalí's introspections from 1952 to 1963—a period marked by his exploration of "nuclear mysticism," his profound devotion to his muse and wife Gala, and his relentless pursuit of artistic immortality. The text, translated with nuance by Richard Howard and contextualized through Michel Déon's foreword and notes, is punctuated by photographic illustrations that serve as visual counterpoints to Dalí's prose
Dalí's narrative oscillates between the sacred and the profane, the meticulous and the chaotic, embodying the very essence of surrealism. His reflections traverse a spectrum of themes—from the metaphysical underpinnings of his art to candid musings on contemporaries like Picasso and Velázquez. The diary format eschews linear storytelling, instead presenting a mosaic of thoughts that mirror the complexity of the artist's inner world.
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