Lust for Life - Irving Stone - 2012



By: Irving Stone
Narrated by: Steve West
Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 03-06-12
Language: English
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Historical
Publisher: Random House Audio
Format: mp3 64/48 mono



Lust for Life is Irving Stone's biographical novel about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. Largely based on the letters Van Gogh wrote to his brother, Theo, the novel details the artist's difficult life, as well as describing the origins of many of his famous paintings, such as The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, and others.

The classic re-telling of the incredible life of Vincent Van Gogh. "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. " 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 bare witness to his creative journey from a struggling artist to one of the world's most celebrated artists.

©1961 Irving Stone (P)2012 Random House Audio

Critic Reviews

“A story of excruciating power.” (The New York Times)

"Whoever reads Lust for Life will gain all the important facts concerning the life of the painter... a poetic and touching portrayal." (Christian Science Monitor)

“Extraordinary! A moving story retold with sensitiveness and insight.” (Forum)





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