Vincent and Theo : the Van Gogh brothers
(2017)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
TEEN/759.9492/HEILIGMAN,D
BIOGRAPHY/GOGH,V

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Teen TEEN/759.9492/HEILIGMAN,D Available
Biography & Memoir BIOGRAPHY/GOGH,V Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Godwin Books / Henry Holt and Company, 2017
©2017
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780805093391, 0805093397
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Threshold -- Entresol: A glimpse into the future -- Beginnings (1852-1872) -- Dangers (1873-1875) -- Missteps, stumbles (1875-1879) -- Fissures (1879-1880) -- The quest (1880-1882) -- Storms (1882-1883) -- Endings and beginnings (1884-1885) -- An expanded palette (1885-1887) -- Bonds (1887-1888) -- Passions (1888) -- Abundances (1888-1889) -- Futures (1890) -- A sense of the finite (1890) -- Remains (1890-1891) -- Exit -- People -- Vincent and Theo's journey

The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. They shared everything, swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions. Heiligman draws on the letters Vincent wrote to Theo during his lifetime to weave a tale of two lives intertwined as Theo supported Vincent's struggles to find his path in life

Ages 14-17

900L

Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2017

School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017

Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare List, 2017

Michael L. Printz Honor, 2018

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2018