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Book SynopsisTwo masterful artistsGauguin and van Goghcome alive in a vibrant drama about friendship, art, and madness
Two paintersPaul Gauguin and Vincent van Goghare living together in the sleepy town of Arles in 1888. Soon, Gauguin, frustrated by van Gogh''s refusal to acknowledge his increasingly troubled mind, will depart for Paris. In two years, van Gogh will be dead by his own hand. In the meantime, the friends discuss their craft; they frequent a local café that van Gogh will soon immortalize; they become acquainted with a young prostitute, Lotte, who becomes Gauguin''s lover; they argue; they paint.
In Derek Walcott''s new historical play, O Starry Starry Night, two world-renowned artists come to life as they wrestle both with grand themesfriendship, loyalty, fameand with more mundane concerns, money primary among them. The scenes Walcott sketches summon several of van Gogh''s most famous paintings: Sunflowers, The Night Café, The Bedroom a
