Article: Second Thoughts:Pleasure and painting in Spain Patrick O'Brian recalls the easy path that led to his life of Picasso (Harvill, pounds 9.99)

The genesis of the Picasso book is as clear as ever it could be - a letter from my literary agent saying that an American publisher, aware that I had certain qualifications for the task, would like to commission it from me.

This, as the agent knew, came at a time when I had finished one book and had not yet started another; and in any case the proposal was in itself quite extraordinarily attractive. I accepted with both hands. The qualifications I have spoken of included a long-standing admiration for most of Picasso's work; a not inconsiderable acquaintance with the painter himself, who had spent a summer in our village; much closer relations with many people who knew him intimately - we ...

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