Lust for Life

Name: Lust for Life
ISBN: 9780099416425

Irving Stone

1934·496 pages

Historical Fiction

classics

“Vincent is not dead. He will never die. His love, his genius, the great beauty he has created will go on forever, enriching the world... He was a colossus... a great painter... a great philosopher... a martyr to his love of art.”
— Irving Stone

Lust for Life is the classic fictional re-telling of the incredible life of Vincent Van Gogh. Walking down the streets of Paris the young Vincent Van Gogh didn't feel like he belonged. Battling poverty, repeated heartbreak and familial obligation, Van Gogh was a man plagued by his own creative urge but with no outlet to express it. Until the day he picked up a paintbrush. Written with raw insight and emotion, follow the artist through his tormented life, struggling against critical discouragement and mental turmoil and bear witness to his creative journey.

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Lust for Life

Irving Stone

Year

1934

Pages

496

Historical Fiction

Praise

“Vincent is not dead. He will never die. His love, his genius, the great beauty he has created will go on forever, enriching the world... He was a colossus... a great painter... a great philosopher... a martyr to his love of art.”
— Irving Stone