Michèle Gerber Klein

Using previously undiscovered material, Surreal tells the riveting story of Gala Dali (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 Eluard, and artist Max Ernst. By the time she met the budding artist Salvador Dali in 1929, Gala was known as the Mother of...

In Michèle Gerber Klein's new biography, Surreal, Gala Dali gets her due... one thing is certain: Whatever else, she was a woman who knew her own worth NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Michèle Gerber Klein's biography of Gala Dali is proof she was far more than just a muse... the book is peppered with vivid vignettes and arresting images TELEGRAPH...