The gold of their bodies. A novel about Gauguin

Gold of Their Bodies is a fascinating biography of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist artist, most famous for his colourful paintings of life in Tahiti and the South Pacific. Although fictionalized by the addition of dialogue, Gold of Their Bodies draws from Gauguin’s own writings and accurately portrays the adult life of Gauguin – his struggles to make a living from his art, his friendships with Van Gogh, Cezanne, Picasso, and other contemporaries, his travels and life with the native peoples of the South Pacific, his relationships with Polynesian women, and his run-ins with French colonial authorities. HC DJ