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Sue Prideaux on Edvard Munch, 3rd of 5 [15min]

Munch meets the heiress Tulla Larsen who is desperate to educate herself in art. So begins a relentless cat and mouse game in which Tulla turns from captivating lover to relentless stalker. Sue Prideaux's Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream (Yale University Press) -- here abridged by dramatist Polly Coles and read by actor Louis Hillyer -- is the first full biography of Munch written in English.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week" Wednesday