Portrait of Picasso As a Young Man: An Interpretive Biography | Norman Mailer

Portrait of Picasso As a Young Man: An Interpretive Biography | Norman Mailer | Alas poor Ego, I knew him well.

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	Portrait of Picasso As a Young Man: An Interpretive Biography Norman Mailer Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Outstanding, very lively

Mr. Mailer has done a great job on Picasso's early years. He has done solid research, knows the paintings and the personalities in Picasso's life very well. PP's relationship with Braque is presented clearly, the life in Paris in the early part of the century is well told too. Overall, a lively and entertaining read, much livelier than the door jam books of John Richardson.

Alas poor Ego, I knew him well.

Much has been made of Pablo Picasso's huge ego, but never more so than here, where it would seem that only Norman Mailer's considerable esteem for himself could give Picasso's a run for his money. Yet, that having been said, I still give this book a 4 star rating ... after all, what could be more interesting than the self-absorbed genius writer presuming to reveal the inner thoughts of the equally self-absorbed artistic genius, Picasso?

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