When the painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985) moved from a small village in Russia to France, he took with him a wealth of memories that would have a great impact on his life's work. Dreams of his Russian home mixed with impressions of Paris to form his fantastic pictures. This book introduces us to Chagall's fairy tale world, full of promise, mystery, & a certain yearning for a world left behind. You never know where memories end & dreams begin - life & dreams melt into images full of magic & color.