Complex sentence: John Melville (August 25,1902--December 8,1986) was an English Surrealist artist, described by Michel Remy in his book "Surrealism in Britain" as one of the "harbingers of surrealism" in Great Britain.
Split into simpler sentences: John Melville (August 25,1902--December 8,1986) was an English Surrealist artist. He is described by Michel Remy in his book "Surrealism in Britain" as one of the "harbingers of surrealism" in Great Britain.