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Title: Good Reading - Win 1/5 copies of The Phantom Surrealist' by Geoffrey Gates Post by: culturebird on Monday 20 July 2026, 08:44:26 am When Christopher Tiffen discovers a painting by little-known Antipodean surrealist Robert J. Wake in the Sydney Art Gallery one summer, he is smitten by both the mysterious artist and the woman by his side viewing the painting – Agnés Alert of Barcelona. Tiffen is struggling with his research and Robert J. Wake offers him a rich seam.
So begins the intriguing search from Sydney to London and Wake’s early days as a surrealist painter; to France and to Barcelona where he disappears in 1937, and beyond. Both mesmerising and gently comic, 'The Phantom Surrealist' masterfully captures the ways in which surrealism shook up the staid Australian art world and captured a generation of young radicals. It is a literary novel that seamlessly crosses genres, combining elements of mystery fiction and a love story. What is the name of the woman in Wake’s painting? Answer: Agnés Alert https://goodreadingmagazine.snapforms.com.au/form/july-birthday-comp-20---the-phantom-surrealist Terms And Conditions Of Entry 1. Entry is open to all residents of Australia and New Zealand from 20 July 2026 to 21 July 2026. 2. Employees and the immediate families of the promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible. 3. The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 4. The first correct entries drawn from the competition in July 2026 will win the book. 5. The promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected mail. 6. The winners of the prize will be notified by email in July 2026. |