{"product_id":"wild-thing-by-sue-prideaux-9780571365944","title":"Wild Thing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH, SPECTATOR, ECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTLS \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2025\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE FRANCO-BRITISH SOCIETY LITERARY AWARD 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Scintillating.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immaculate.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Phenomenal.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePROSPECT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A heroic rehabilitation.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Gauguin is chiefly known as the giant of post-Impressionist painting whose bold colours and compositions rocked the Western art world. It is less well known that he was a stockbroker in Paris and that after the 1882 financial crash he struggled to sustain his artistry, and worked as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenhagen, a canal digger in Panama City, and a journalist exposing the injustices of French colonial rule in Tahiti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWild Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning biographer Sue Prideaux re-examines the adventurous and complicated life of the artist. She illuminates the people, places and ideas that shaped his vision: his privileged upbringing in Peru and rebellious youth in France; the galvanising energy of the Paris art scene; meeting Mette, the woman who he would marry; formative encounters with Vincent van Gogh and August Strindberg; and the ceaseless draw of French Polynesia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrideaux conjures Gauguin's visual exuberance, his creative epiphanies, his fierce words and his flaws with acuity and sensitivity. Drawing from a wealth of new material and access to the artist's family, this myth-busting work invites us to see Gauguin anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47289292226796,"sku":"9780571365944","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11335553482391.jpg?v=1770591033","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wild-thing-by-sue-prideaux-9780571365944","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}