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Irving Stone (born Tennenbaum, July 14, 1903 – August 26, 1989) was an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians, and intellectuals.
Irving Stone has 148 books on Goodreads with 327008 ratings. Irving Stone’s most popular book is The Agony and the Ecstasy.
Irving Stone (Author of The Agony and the Ecstasy) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of Irving Stone's books. Join Goodreads. Irving Stone’s Followers (1,227) Born. in San Francisco, California, The United States. July 14, 1903. Died. January 01, 1989. Genre. Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography, History.
Jul 10, 2024 · Irving Stone (born July 14, 1903, San Francisco—died Aug. 26, 1989, Los Angeles) was an American writer of popular historical biographies. Stone first came to prominence with the publication of Lust for Life (1934), a vivid fictionalized biography of the painter Vincent Van Gogh.
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor.
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 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.
Aug 28, 1989 · Irving Stone, a prolific author whose exhaustively researched and often immense biographical novels included ''Lust for Life,'' based on the story of van Gogh, died of heart failure on Saturday...
Lust for Life was the acclaimed and beloved classic biographical novel of Dutch painter, Vincent Van Gogh, written by Irving Stone. The title was perfect throughout the book as Irving Stone seamlessly weaves a literary portrait of Van Gogh, exploding with his "lust for life."
Aug 28, 1989 · Irving Stone, a master of the biographical novel who spun narratives around the lives of such diverse historical figures as Mary Todd Lincoln and Michelangelo, has died in Los Angeles at the age...
Irving Stone’s classic biographical novel of Michelangelo—the #1 New York Times bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to vivid, captivating life. His time—the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, and the all-powerful de’Medici family…
