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Good example, although Van Gogh is probably the more cited.
by block_dagger 3y ago
Good example, although Van Gogh is probably the more cited.
- mongol 3y agoAnother example is Stieg Larsson, author of the Girl with the dragon tattoo triology. He died before these books were published.
- flylikeabanana 3y agoAlso John Kennedy Toole, his novel The Confederacy of Dunces was published by his mother after his suicide and it ended up winning the Pulitzer.
- halifaxbeard 3y ago“The Doctor and Amy take Vincent Van Gogh - who struggled to sell a single painting in his own lifetime - to a Paris art Gallery in the year 2010” https://youtu.be/ubTJI_UphPk https://youtu.be/ubTJI_UphPk
- jamiek88 3y agoI remember the emotional impact of that scene hit me hard when I first saw it. It still hits 89% as hard now upon many repeat viewings.
- slushh 3y agoAt least in one of the Van Gogh movies, he says something like 'one day, people will understand'. To me, that suggests that he knew the value of his work whereas OP suggests that Nick Drake didn't know that he created something that people will value.
- reuben364 3y agoAn example from South Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searching_for_Sugar_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searching_for_Sugar_Man