Displaying 1 of 1 2016 Title: Van Gogh's ear : the true story / Bernadette Murphy. Author: Murphy, Bernadette (Art historian), author. Format: Book Edition: First American edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [2016] ©2016 Description: xiv, 319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Summary: "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. Subjects: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890. Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Mental health. Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Arles. Genre: Biographies. Other Title: Gogh's ear Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-314) and index. Some CLC copies may be variant printings with identical content. Contents: Reopening the cold case -- Distressing darkness -- Disappointment and discovery -- Almighty beautiful -- Living in Vincent's world -- Night owls -- Monsieur Vincent -- A friend in need -- A home at last -- The artist's house -- Prelude to the storm -- A very dark day -- The murky myth -- Unlocking the events -- Aftermath -- "Come quickly" -- "Alone on the sad sea" -- Betrayal -- Sanctuary -- Wounded angel -- Troubled genes -- "The certainty of unhappiness" -- Epilogue. ISBN: 9780374279691 0374279691 9781784702229 1784702226 System Availability: 6 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 6 Reserve Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Author Biography Bernadette Murphy was born and raised in the U.K. She has lived in the south of France for most of her adult life and worked in many different fields. Van Gogh’s Ear is her first book. - (McMillan Palgrave) Large Cover Image Librarian's View Map It Displaying 1 of 1
