The novel was adapted into a 1956 film of the same name starring Kirk Douglas, which was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one. The book is divided into nine smaller "books", titled based on the places Van Gogh lived: London (Prologue), the Borinage, Etten, The Hague, Paris, Arles, St. People close to Van Gogh's life, like Paul Gauguin, are also characters in the novel. Stone wanted to explain Van Gogh's difficult life and how he began, flourished, and died as a painter. including The Potato Eaters and Sunflowers. The narrative of Lust for Life creates origin-stories for many of the artist's famous paintings.
Stone conducted a large amount of "on-field" research for the novel, as is mentioned in the afterword. This correspondence lays the foundation for most of what is known about the thoughts and beliefs of the artist. It was Stone's first major publication, and is largely based on the collection of letters between Vincent van Gogh and his younger brother, art dealer Theo van Gogh. A more resilient earth 5.Lust for Life (1934) is a biographical novel by Irving Stone about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his hardships. "I discovered painting when I no longer had teeth or breath" Book Eight - Auvers 1. "In existing society, the painter is but a broken vessel" Book Seven - St.
Southward, ever southward, to the sun! Book Six - Arles 1. "Why should anyone want to be a count when he can be a painter?" 4. Lust for Life (1934) is a biographical novel by Irving Stone about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his hardships. "It's loving that's important, not being loved" 5. L'art, c'est un combat Book Four - Nuenen 1. There are some cities in which a man is forever ill-fated Book Three - The Hague 1. The old mill at Ryswyk Book Two - Etten 1. Ramsgate and Isleworth Book One - The Borinage 1. "Why, you're nothing but a country boor!" 7.
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