Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

Chronicle Books, Mar 10, 2005 - Art - 168 pages

In 1894, Paul Gauguin left what he considered to be a culturally bereft Europe to live an unfettered life in a tropical paradiseTahiti. It was there that he produced some of his most beautiful and best-known paintings, as well as another masterpiece: this enchanting journal. Complete with sensuous woodblock prints and sketches, this exquisitely designed editionfirst published by Chronicle in 1994 and now reissued with a beautiful new jacketis still the only translation to contain all of Gauguin's richly colored illustrations of the Tahiti diary. Including Tahitian myths and legends, affectionate tales of Gauguin's encounters with the captivating Tahitian people, and fascinating glimpses of the inspiration behind his most famous paintings, Noa Noa assumes its rightful place among the masterworks of an extraordinary artist.

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Review: Noa Noa

User Review  - Laura - Goodreads

Free download available at Project Gutenberg. In French.

Review: Noa Noa: The Tahitian Journal

User Review  - Melanie - Goodreads

It was okay. I guess it's a view into the mind of an artist but it's more of a view into the bigoted minds of the people of that time. For example, Gauguin "marries" a 13-year-old Tahitian girl but ...

About the author

John Miller is the editor and designer of such geographic anthologies as San Francisco Stories (0-8118-4439-0), Cape Cod Stories (0-8118-3252-X), Chicago Stories (0-8118-3974-5), and New Orleans Stories (0-8118-4494-3). He lives in Florida.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gauguin
• Author: Paul Gauguin
• Editor: John Miller
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2005
• ISBN: 0811848418, 9780811848411
• Length: 168 pages
• Subjects: Art / Individual Artists / General