What is the title of Salvador Dalí's autobiography published in 1942?

Salvador Dalí’s autobiography published in 1942 is titled “The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí.” It presents the artist’s family background, childhood, early artistic development, and formative years through the 1930s.

The book was originally written in French under the title “La vie secrète de Salvador Dali” and translated into English by Haakon Chevalier. Dial Press published it in 1942, and the first edition included a cover featuring Dalí’s “The Persistence of Memory.” The volume is more than 400 pages and contains numerous illustrations.

Dalí’s memoir is famous for its theatrical, provocative self-presentation, so readers should not treat its extravagant claims as a neutral biography. George Orwell later criticized the book, while other commentators saw its exaggeration and flamboyance as part of Dalí’s artistic persona. “Diary of a Genius” is another Dalí autobiographical work, but it was published later, making it a frequent quiz mix-up.