Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 4
3. Foreword 6
4. Problems in Naming and Dating 9
5. Munch’s Paints and Materials 11
6. Maps 13
7. Family Tree 15
8. 1. Shy Souls: 1863 and Before 16
9. 2. Never More to Be Parted: 1864–1868 22
10. 3. Growing up in Kristiania: 1869–1875 30
11. 4. The Blood-red Banner: 1876–1877 39
12. 5. Losing Faith: 1878–1881 48
13. 6. ‘I have decided to become an artist’: 1879–1881 53
14. 7. ‘No more brown sauce’: 1882–1885 62
15. 8. A Calculated Seduction: 1885 73
16. 9. A Few Drinks Before Breakfast: 1883–1886 84
17. 10. Soap Art and Soul Art: 1886 94
18. 11. And Virtue is a Sham: 1886–1889 106
19. 12. The Saint-Cloud Manifesto: 1889–1890 123
20. 13. Bizzarro: 1890–1892 137
21. 14. God is Dead. Berlin: 1892–1894 151
22. 15. Memento Mori 1894–1896 168
23. 16. Magical Assassins: 1896–1900 176
24. 17. The Dance of Life: 1897–1899 191
25. 18. Death and the Maiden: 1899–1901 208
26. 19. The Shooting: 1902 222
27. 20. Self-portrait in Hell: 1903–1908 241
28. 21. The Hideous Face of Insanity: 1907–1909 260
29. 22. The Sun, the Sun: 1909–1916 280
30. 23. Where My Soul Fits in?: 1914–1922 300
31. 24. Degenerate Art: 1922–1940 317
32. 25. Death at the Helm: 1940–1944 333
33. Notes 344
34. Select Bibliography 381
35. Chronology 386
36. Photograph and Text Credits 390