„I would rather die of passion than of boredom“
— Vincent Van Gogh Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890) 1853 - 1890
Not by van Gogh, but from Emile Zola's novel The Ladies' Paradise (1883)
Misattributed
„I would rather die of passion than of boredom.“
— Emile Zola, buch Au Bonheur des Dames
Quelle: The Ladies' Paradise
Letzte Aktualisierung 15. Dezember 2021. Geschichte
Emile Zola10
französischer Schriftsteller und Journalist des 19. Jahrhun… 1840 - 1902
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