As fresh poignant and individual as his paintings Lucy Beckett TLS Books of the Year 2018Here is my soul. Look for me here here I am here are my pictures my rootsMarc Chagall one of the twentieth centurys most popular artists grew up in a closeknit bustling RussianJewish community the son of a herring seller. In his colourful dreamlike autobiography written as he was about to leave his homeland for good in 1922 he vividly brings to life the memories and places that fed into his unique work from his shtetl childhood to revolutionary Russia and Belle poque Paris. Filled with Chagalls own evocative illustrations My Life is as warm joyful and humane as his art. Chagall writes as whimsically as he paints lovingly ofother people humorously and lovingly of himself Daily MailAnyone who likes Chagalls paintings will enjoy this bookthe work of an unteachable unspoiled folk artist Evening Standard