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The Dream Collector: Sabrine & Vincent van Gogh
By R.w. Meek
By R.w. Meek
Sabrine, hospitalized for five years at the infamous Salpêtrière Asylum for Women, gains her release due to intervention of her sister Julie Forette and a young Sigmund Freud. The reunited sisters are introduced to the dazzling art milieu of 1886 Paris, and soon become close friends to the leading Impressionists. Sabrine attracts a cult following as a poetess, the enigmatic "Haiku Princess." Seemingly cured by Freud of her Grand Hysteria, Sabrine soon enters into a tumultuous relationship with Vincent van Gogh.
Julie and Sigmund Freud, alarmed by the eerie parallels between the emotionally volatile couple and their self-destructive impulses, begin an urgent search to discover the root causes for Sabrine and Vincent's growing psychoses. Julie, 'The Dream Collector' seeks their most unforgettable dream for Freud's interpretation and revelations occur.
The Dream Collector is an exploration of the psychological consequences of betrayal, abandonment--and the redemptive power of art.
Excerpt
“Chiaroscuro”
THE MAN who sat on the stone bench seemed merely one of the many impoverished wanderers, those without homes, the lost and bedraggled, who sneaked into the Louvre for furtive naps. But this particular man, costumed like a pathetic clown, wearing an unduly large overcoat and battered shoes without tie-strings, this beggarly looking man—Theo realized—was his brother, his brother Vincent! Oh mercy and dread! Shocked, he saw what was written on the haggard, sunken face. He saw the struggles, privations, recent illnesses, and even the stubborn single-mindedness. Theo, so saddened, wanted to cry. Then added horror, Vincent’s smile: missing teeth, and others blackened with decay. His brother, at thirty-three, appeared a decade older.
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R.w. Meek
R.w. Meek has a Master’s degree in Art History from the American University in Washington, D.C., his areas of expertise are Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, with a particular interest in Vincent van Gogh.
His first novel The Dream Collector “Sabrine & Sigmund Freud” was voted runner-up by the Historical Fiction Company for best novel of 2022.
Born in Baltimore, he currently resides with his wife Pamela in Santa Clarita, California. He’s passionate about art, cinema, literature and jazz. His two dogs, Reve and Banjo, were awarded angelic status in heaven.
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