Available for the first time in an English translation, this selection of Rene Magritte s writings gives non-Francophone readers the chance to encounter the many incarnations of the renowned Belgian painter the artist, the man, the aspiring noirist, the fire-breathing theorist in his own words. Through whimsical personal letters, biting apologia, appreciations of fellow artists, pugnacious interviews, farcical film scripts, prose poems, manifestos, and much more, a new Magritte emerges: part Surrealist, part literalist, part celebrity, part rascal.While this book is sure to appeal to...