I stumbled upon the writings of Leonora Carrington on the recommendation of a friend. Considering her surrealist tendencies, I found her more prescient and sagely than most, and often in the oddest turn of phrase. Balance this with her knack for the fantastical and you have a surefire combination for success.
And if you're still not convinced: she was once rescued from a psychiatric hospital in Spain where she was being kept following a nervous breakdown. Her rescuer was her British nanny sent by Leonora's parents in a submarine to bring her back home safely. If ever she had had opportunity to pick up pen and write one, her autobiography would have rated as extremely consistent alongside her surreal fiction works.
Here's to living! (and, of course, not staring so romantically..)
Leonora Carrington, 1917-2011
And if you're still not convinced: she was once rescued from a psychiatric hospital in Spain where she was being kept following a nervous breakdown. Her rescuer was her British nanny sent by Leonora's parents in a submarine to bring her back home safely. If ever she had had opportunity to pick up pen and write one, her autobiography would have rated as extremely consistent alongside her surreal fiction works.
Here's to living! (and, of course, not staring so romantically..)
Leonora Carrington, 1917-2011
