Van Gogh's ear : the true story

Van Gogh's ear The true story

Bernadette Murphy

Book - 2016

"The best-known and most sensational event in Vincent van Gogh's life is also the least understood ... Murphy [posits], for the first time, the true story of this long-misunderstood incident, sweeping away decades of myth and giving us a glimpse of a troubled but brilliant artist at his breaking point"--Dust jacket flap.

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Subjects
Gogh, Vincent van, > 1853-1890 > Biography.
Gogh, Vincent van, > 1853-1890 > Mental health.
Gogh, Vincent van, > 1853-1890 > Homes and haunts > France > Arles.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Bernadette Murphy (author)
Edition
First American edition
Physical Description
xiv, 319 pages, [16] unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780374279691
  • List of Illustrations
  • Prologue
  • 1. Reopening the Cold Case
  • 2. Distressing Darkness
  • 3. Disappointment and Discovery
  • 4. Almighty Beautiful
  • 5. Living in Vincent's World
  • 6. Night Owls
  • 7. Monsieur Vincent
  • 8. A Friend in Need
  • 9. A Home at Last
  • 10. The Artists' House
  • 11. Prelude to the Storm
  • 12. A Very Dark Day
  • 13. The Murky Myth
  • 14. Unlocking the Events
  • 15. Aftermath
  • 16. 'Come Quickly'
  • 17. 'Alone on the Sad Sea'
  • 18. Betrayal
  • 19. Sanctuary
  • 20. Wounded Angel
  • 21. Troubled Genes
  • 22. 'The Certainty of Unhappiness'
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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