Saturday, November 27, 2010

Van Gogh is a fascinating subject for novelists!


The Van Gogh novels I have read so far are:

LUST FOR LIFE by Irving Stone (1934) which portrays his whole artistic life until his death at 37;
SUNFLOWERS by Sheramy Bundrick (2009), the last few months of his life from the point of view of a prostitute who loved him
THE LAST VAN GOGH by Alison Richman, his doctor's daughter's love for him in the last months of his life;
JOANNA by Clare Cooperstein (1995), about his brother Theo's wife and how she saw the artist;
and LEAVING VAN GOGH by Carol Wallace (2011), his last months from the point of view of his holistic doctor Dr. Gachet

The man is endlessly fascinating! If there are other novels about him, please leave a comment.

2 comments:

  1. I am intrested in the story about the Dr,'s Daughter, that sounds very interesting.

    yvonne

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  2. Please come visit and become a follower ,,,I willl do the same yvonne Happy New Year

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