{"product_id":"dear-theo-the-autobiography-of-vincent-van-gogh-9780452275041","title":"Dear Theo The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Written from the heart and without restraint, alive.”—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent van Gogh, the great but tormented artist, bared his tortured yet ecstatic soul in his letters to his confidant and companion, his beloved brother Theo. These letters reveal the man behind such masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eThe Starry Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bedroom\u003c\/i\u003e—a desperate man whose quest for love became a flight into madness and for whom every day was a “fight for life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrving Stone, acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eLust for Life \u003c\/i\u003eand other remarkable biographic novels, has collected Vincent van Gogh’s fascinating letters to Theo. Here we see the great artist as a human being as well as a man with an appointment with destiny. Van Gogh is a man struggling with doubts and fears, beset by poverty and mental illness, but also a painter who dares to break all the rules of academic art to create priceless masterpieces never honored during his lif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary book... and a great one... Written from the heart and without restraint, alive.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"One cannot be too grateful for the publication of these letters... Of the deepest human interest.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A great book, the greatness of a man in his own words.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525347287383,"sku":"9780452275041","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780452275041.jpg?v=1731860170","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dear-theo-the-autobiography-of-vincent-van-gogh-9780452275041","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}