“Ivo de Figueiredo’s new Munch biography is an event (…). I only put the manuscript down when I had to. (…) With flow, pace, and a sense of anecdotes, the biographer follows the chronically restless, increasingly alcoholic artist from city to city, from environment to environment, from room to room, from painting to painting. (…) Together, these ingredients guarantee a highly readable life portrayal. As soon as I finished ‘The Storm’ I started looking forward to the next volume.”

Kåre Bulie, Klassekampen

“Outstanding about Munch! ‘The Storm’ is the first volume in what will almost certainly become the definitive work on Edvard Munch for a long time to come.”

Sindre Hovdenakk (5-star review)

“Grand Munch Biography. Every generation needs its Munch biography. This one will endure far into the next generation. (…) The understanding of Edvard Munch’s departure from a pietistic background and his own quest for freedom is profound and empathetic. The insight into the environment, contemporaneity, changing political conditions, and rapidly shifting trends on the art scene could hardly be better.”

Fartein Horgar, Adresseavisen (5-star review)

“Along with the new Munch Museum and the recent film ‘Munch’, the book contributes to raising Norway’s foremost painter in our consciousness. (…) The book provides an excellent understanding of the societal currents that led to the young Munch being both acclaimed as a genius and ridiculed. (…) Visiting the Munch Museum after reading was an even more rewarding experience. I studied the finest works of young Munch with renewed perspective and enthusiasm.”

Ingrid Åbergsjord, Aftenposten

“Well-written, solid, and captivating. (…) Ivo de Figueiredo takes us close to Munch’s life and his work as an artist. ‘The Storm’ is a well-written and fascinating account of a chaotic life, a diverse artistic career, and a great painter (…).”

Marius Wulfsberg, Dagbladet (5-star review)

“Outstanding about Munch! ‘The Storm’ is the first volume in what will almost certainly become the definitive work on Edvard Munch for a long time to come.”

Sindre Hovdenakk, VG (5-star review)

Suitably irreverent, densely packed with knowledge, and superbly well-written, this biography offers an insightful look into both Edvard Munch’s private and public personas.

Fartein Horgar, Adresseavisen (6-star review)