Although there have been many books and exhibitions on Surrealism in Belgium, they have always been limited in scope, concentrating on the 1950s or on particular personalities. Surrealism in Belgium provides the first account of the entire movement from the 1920s to the present day. Lavishly illustrated and drawing on many previously unpublished documents and accounts by those involved, it explores the persistent attitude of mind that gave Surrealism in Belgium its sustained originality.