Chris Schoeman

The Unknown Van Gogh (eBook, ePUB)

The Life of Cornelis van Gogh, from the Netherlands to South Africa

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Much has been written about Vincent van Gogh and his tempestuous relationship with his brother Theo. But few people know that there was a third Van Gogh brother, Cornelis, who was raised in the Netherlands, but worked, married and died in South Africa. The son of a Protestant minister, Cor spent his youth in a series of small Dutch towns, with idyllic holidays walking in the countryside with his artist brother, before troubles and tragedies beset the Van Gogh family. In 1889, the twenty-two-year-old Cor sailed to South Africa, where he worked as an engineer on the gold mines and on the railways. In the Anglo-Boer War he joined the Boers, first as a railway engineer and later on commando in the Free State, where in 1900 he suffered a fate that echoed his famous brother's tragic end. The Unknown Van Gogh recreates South Africa in the tumultuous last decade of the nineteenth century; reconstructs the personal story of a young immigrant from letters and other archival documents; and explores his relationship with his famous brother Vincent. With new insights based on original research, this book uncovers a figure who has been forgotten by history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781770227927
• Artikelnr.: 43177558

Autorenporträt

Chris Schoeman was born in Somerset East and has master's degrees in history from the universities of Port Elizabeth and Colorado State. He has worked as a historian and journalist, and has authored and co-authored several books. His recent books include Boer Boy, Brothers in Arms, Angels of Mercy, Churchill's South Africa, The Historical Karoo, The Somme Chronicles and The Unknown Van Gogh.