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The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

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Book name: The Agony and the Ecstasy (2024)
Category: Historical Fiction
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Pages: 776 pages
ISBN13: 0451171357
ISBN: 0451171357
Language: English
Publication data: Jan. 1, 1961, 8 a.m.
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s David, New American Library releases a special edition of Irving Stone’s classic biographical novel—in which both the artist and the man are brought to life in full. A masterpiece in its own right, this novel offers a compelling portrait of Michelangelo’s dangerous, impassioned loves, and the God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known.

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Irving Stone

Irving Stone

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In 1923, Stone received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In the 1960s, Stone received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Southern California, where he had previously earned a Masters Degree from the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

When at home, Stone relied upon the research facilities and expertise made available to him by Esther Euler, head research librarian of the University of California at Los Angeles, to whom he dedicated and … Read more