Salvador Dalí

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born

May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain

died

January 23, 1989

gender

male

genre

Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction

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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol, was a Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.

Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931.

Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was released posthumously in 2003. He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on Hitchcock's film Spellbound.

Dalí insisted on his "Arab lineage", claiming that his ancestors were d...more

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Books by Salvador Dalí

Average rating: 4.13 · 1,720 ratings · 162 reviews · 96 distinct works

	The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí by Salvador Dalí, Haakon M. Chevalier (Translator), Salvador Dali 4.17 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 1968 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dalí, J.G. Ballard (Introduction) 3.94 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 1964 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Dalí's Mustache by Salvador Dalí, Philippe Halsman 4.45 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	My rating:
	50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship by Salvador Dalí, Haakon M. Chevalier (Translator), Salvador Dali 4.38 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dali by Dali 4.11 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1983	My rating:
	Hidden Faces 3.76 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1944 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Salvador Dali by Salvador Dalí, Luis Romero 4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sebastian's Arrows: Letters and Mementos of Salvador Dali and Federico Garcia Lorca by Salvador Dalí, Chirstopher Maurer (Editor), Federico García Lorca 4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	The Unspeakable Confessions Of Salvador Dali 4.21 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Oui: The Paranoid-Critical Revolution: Writings 1927-1933 by Salvador Dalí, Robert Descharnes 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2001	My rating: