A review by jules_cr
The Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris

1.0

This is the who's who of Surrealist sexual affairs. The introduction sets up the author (and painter) up as a terrible bore who doesn't care that much about the art as much as who they were connected to (Eileen Agar was taught by a friend of Rodin- the friend doesn't matter just the connection.) The book reads as mini-essays more than chapters and would've been strengthened by having several contributors. Desmond Morris still has a lot of bitter energy directed at Andre Breton, causing Breton's essay to drag with character assaults repeated from the introduction.
I'm reading the essay I borrowed the book for and returning it, despite knowing that I'll learn more about Meret Oppenheim from her Wikipedia page than whatever Morris has to say about her sex life.