Das goldene Zeitalter
In October 1942, Dalí's autobiography, "The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí" was published simultaneously in New York and London and was reviewed widely by the press. Time magazine's reviewer called it "one of the most irresistible books of the year". George Orwell later wrote a scathing review in the "Saturday Book". A passage in the autobiography in which Dalí claimed that Buñuel was solely responsible for the anti-clericalism in the film L'Age d'Or may have indirectly led to Buñuel losing his position at MoMA in 1943. Dalí also published a novel "Hidden Faces" in 1944 with less critical and commercial success.