Desmond Morris is one of the last surviving Surrealists. His first solo exhibition was held in 1948 and in 1950 he shared his first London show with Joan Miró. He has since completed over 2,500 Surrealist paintings, and eight books have been published about his work. He has also written several books, one of which - The Naked Ape - ranks among the top 100 bestsellers of all time, with over 12 million copies sold.
'A delight ... Morris writes with a pleasingly conversational tone and a dry humour and affection that undercuts the more preposterous behaviour described here ... Juicy little nuggets litter the book' - The Times 'Gossipy, waspish, biased, score-settling and very entertaining' - Literary Review 'Uproariously funny ... [Morris's] anecdotes are all told with a dry but good-natured humour ... these figures make for highly entertaining company' - The Spectator 'An exceptionally lively, crisply written, independent-minded survey of one of the most bizarre groups of misfits who ever lived' - Mail on Sunday 'A carnival of wackiness' - Big Issue