Picasso
My Grandfather
$35.34
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2002
Summary
Marina Picasso, daughter of Pablo Picasso’s eldest son, shares her heart-breaking memoir, speaking for the first time about the devastating impact of Picasso’s fame and personality on her family.
As a child, Marina remembers awkward visits to her grandfather’s grand house near Cannes, where she and her brother would wait for the weekly allowance Picasso grudgingly provided for his son. Sometimes they were turned away; other times, they were allowed into the intimidating, chaotic studi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099437031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099437031 |
| Author: | Marina Picasso |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 118g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
A poignant memoir
A poignant memoir * Financial Times *
A moving account of what it is like to be brought up in the shadow of a universally renowned genius… A fine examination of a family which bears a famous name * Kirkus Reviews *
A simple story, told with great dignity… Guernica will never look the same again… what wonderful revenge * Observer *
Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter reveals the tragic reality behind the revered painter’s life * Chicago Tribune *
About The Author
Marina Picasso
Marina Picasso is the founder of several charitable organisations that help underprivileged children in Vietnam. She has five children, including three adopted Vietnamese children, and lives in La Californie, the villa in the South of France that she inherited from Picasso. She is one of the five heirs to the Picasso estate.
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