Description

An Atelier of Despair by Dibyasree Nandy is a collection of ekphrastic poems inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. Deeply moved by Irving Stone’s Lust for Life, Nandy explores Van Gogh’s struggles with mental illness, loneliness, and adversity, while honoring the artist’s resilient spirit and compassionate soul through poetic reflections on his evocative works.

About Author

Dibyasree Nandy is the author of The Labyrinth of Silent Voices: Epistles from the Mahabharata, Stardust: Haiku and Other Poems, Meteor Shower, Fireflies Beneath the Misty Moon, April Verses, The Terrorist’s Journal, An Upset Inkpot, and Tabula Rasa. Her prose and poetry have appeared in 103 anthologies and literary magazines. She holds two master’s degrees in science and engineering. Her first book was listed in the Journal of Commonwealth Literature in 2021.