Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh

Synopsis

“written from the heart and without restraint, alive. ”—the new york timesvincent 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 the starry night and the bedroom—a desperate man whose quest for love became a flight into madness and for whom every day was a “fight for life. ”irving stone, acclaimed author of lust for life and other remarkable biographic novels, has collected vincent van gogh’s fascinating letters to theo.