Nancy Natale reviews Meryle Secrest's Modigliani: A Life. Secrest, Natale writes, "aims to resuscitate the reputation of Amedeo Modigliani, known to history as a dissolute good-for-nothing who drank himself to death at age 35. Secrest has researched direct sources in France and Italy to uncover the truth about Modigliani's brief life and artistic career."