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Everything that has already been written about Vincent van Gogh would fill many bookshelves. This book aims to add something new. It deals with the history of V... » 

Everything that has already been written about Vincent van Gogh would fill many bookshelves. This book aims to add something new. It deals with the history of Vincents illness. Much has already been published about that too but here a unique diagnosis is presented in an unusual format. Through analysis of Van Goghs letters his personality is unravelled and a plausible argument is made that he probably suffered from borderline personality disorder. Other factors which played a part in the origin of his symptoms and behaviour disorders are also explained. This book describes Vincents life his personality the times in which he lived and his pyschiatric history. It is intended for anyone who is interested in Van Gogh and his era. «