Lust For LifeBy: Irving Stone Lust for Life is the classic fictional re telling of the incredible life of Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent is not dead. He will never die. His love, his genius, the great beauty he has created will go on forever, enriching the world He was a colossus a great painter a great philosopher a martyr to his love of art. Walking down the streets of Paris the young Vincent Van Gogh didnt feel like he belonged. Battling poverty, repeated heartbreak