This is a fascinating book, it's not a dry academic book because it talks about intriguing people who changed the world of culture and about Paris when it was The Place if you were an artist or an intellectual.
I was entralled and read it like a novel. I saw documentaries about Giacometti, I saw some of his work life but it was the whole that kept me hooked.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

While art biographies are far from my usual reading matter I was interested enough about the subject to request.
The book starts with a great introduction to the author’s initial move to Paris and (non) introduction to his subject before explaining how he came to write the work.
For me, the portrait of the Paris and its artists from various fields at the time, was actually more interesting than the more academic elements on Giacometti himself. While there may not be the levels of scandal/ idiosyncrasies of many of his contemporaries in his life or approach, this was accessible for non academics.
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