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  The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles

  by Martin Gayford

  The mesmerizing true story of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the most celebrated cohabitation in art history. From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent Van Gogh. Never before or since have two such towering artists occupied so small a space. They were the Odd Couple of art history--one calm, the other volatile--and the denouement of... (more)
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  The Moon and Sixpence (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

  by W. Somerset Maugham

  On a trip to research French artist Paul Gauguin, Maugham sailed into Tahiti's Papeet harbor, where he imagined an exotic tale of the ultimate outsider, one who rejects his entire way of life to pursue an obsession. The result of his efforts is a story of rebellion and escape from civilization which continues to attract and captivate readers to this day. Introduction by Perry Meisel.
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  Gauguin: Spanish-Language Edition (Artistas serie menor)

  by Ingo F. Walther, Paul Gauguin

  Inspired by a primitive way of life, Paul Gauguin came to reject the world of the Impressionists, leaving Parisian society in search of paradise. Explore the life of this 19th-century French artist through his astonishingly vibrant and exotic paintings. The DK ArtBook series presents both the life and works of each artist within the cultural, social, and political context of their time. To make the books easy to... (more)
• The Moon and Sixpense (The Heritage Press in Slipcase)W. Somerset Maugham

  

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  The Moon and Sixpense (The Heritage Press in Slipcase)

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  El Paraiso En La Otra Esquina/the Way to Paradise

  by Mario Vargas Llosa

  A New York Times Notable Book Flora Tristán, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. On her return in 1844, she makes her name as a champion of the downtrodden, touring the French countryside to recruit members for her Workers' Union. In 1891, Flora's grandson, struggling painter and stubborn visionary Paul... (more)