So I told several of my friends that I would compile a list of books that they might look into for further information about Federico Garía Lorca and Salvador Dalí. I’m actually very pleased by how much interest the film Little Ashes has garnered for these two, reaching a lot of people who seemingly would otherwise never know the beauty of Lorca’s pen or Dalí’s paintbrush. I’m more than happy to contribute what I can to the cause. As I’ve mentioned, I’m certainly not a scholar or historian in the area, but I do have my own preferences for texts that I’ve found to be particularly enlightening. I hope this list is useful to some of you!
By Federico García Lorca:
· The Collected Poems: A Bilingual Edition
· Selected Poems with Parallel Spanish Text
· Blood Wedding
· In Search of Duende
· Once Five Years Pass and Other Dramatic Works
· Only Mystery: Lorca’s Poems in Word and Image
· Poet in New York: A Bilingual Edition
About Federico García Lorca:
· Lorca: A Dream of Life (Leslie Stainton)
· Federico García Lorca: A Life (Ian Gibson)
· The Death of Lorca (Ian Gibson)
· Lorca: The Theatre Beneath the Sand (Gwynne Edwards; more of a critical reading of his plays)
By Salvador Dalí:
· Virtual Dalí (not a book, but a website where you can view Dalí’s work extensively online)
· Diary of a Genius
· The Collected Writings of Salvador Dalí
· The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
About Salvador Dalí:
· Salvador Dalí: An Illustrated Life (Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation)
· The Persistence of Memory: A Biography of Dalí (Meredith Etherington-Smith)
· The Shameful Life of Salvador Dalí (Ian Gibson)
One that will be particularly of interest to fans or viewers of the film Little Ashes:
· Sebastian’s Arrows: Letters and Mementos of Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca
Another one of interest to Little Ashes fans, but is entirely in Spanish:
· Lorca-Dalí: El Amor Que No Pudo Ser (Ian Gibson)
I’m not even vaguely well-educated about Luis Buñuel, although I have found a couple of decent books on him:
· Luis Buñuel: A Critical Biography (Francisco Aranda)
· Luis Buñuel: An Introduction (Ado. Kyrou)
I also realize that these books are not all readily available at Amazon.com, and I can’t suggest where you might buy them elsewhere. The site provides the ISBN number and publishing information for each book, so you can use that information to more easily track them down in libraries or other bookstores. Personally, I’ve found all of them in university or public libraries.
And, of course, if you have any suggestions for this list, please do offer them. I’d love to hear them!
