O Starry Starry Night

by Derek Walcott

Book Overview

Two masterful artists--Gauguin and van Gogh--come alive in a vibrant drama about friendship, art, and madness

Two painters--Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh--are 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;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374227071
• ISBN13: 9780374227074
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"