What Picasso biographer later achieved great success when he changed tack and tried historical fiction?

TabbyTom

Patrick O'Brian. http://www.answers.com/topic/patrick-o-brian Nov 20 05, 1:15 AM

McGruff

Oops. I'd better amend that last one to say the writer took a break from his historical fiction to write the Picasso book. [ No answers yet! ] (#60635) Posted on Nov 20 05 by bigponder If you want to rewrite it here for me, I'll change it. Nov 20 05, 3:10 AM

bigponder

You got it. Nov 20 05, 8:28 AM

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