The Writings of a Savage Author:Paul Gauguin In this collection of Paul Gauguin letters, articles and journals he paints his own portrait, as well as a portrait of his times. In poignant letters to his wife, friends and colleages in Paris, in bitter polemics against the Church and French society .. Gauguin emerges as a man tormented by the paradox of his own nature and plagued by the ever... more »yday necessities of survival. Translated into English for the first time. Edited by French critic Daniel Guerin. Book Club Edition.« less