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Barbara Mujica
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Frida |
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English |
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Paperback |
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368 |
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2002-01-29 |
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0452283035 |
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0.7 pounds |
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0.78 x 5.54 x 8.46 inches |
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Reissue |
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Narrated by Frida Kahlo's younger sister, Cristina, this haunting and powerful fictional account chronicles Kahlo's life, from a childhood shadowed by polio to the accident at eighteen that left her barren, from her marriage to larger-than-life muralist Diego Rivera through her tragic decline into alcoholism and drug abuse. Through it all, Cristina is her sister's intimate confidante - and then her bitter antagonist when she has a not-so-secret affair with Rivera.
A towering tale of love, jealousy, betrayal, and sibling rivalry played out on a teeming canvas, Frida captures the essence of a passionate, tormented, and ferociously gifted woman. It is a compelling and intensely human portrait of an artist who would become an enduring icon for generations to come.
"Vivid . . . Burns with dramatic urgency." (The New York Times Book Review)
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naja sorella (USA: CA) (2010/05/08):
Long bent crease on front cover. Pages beginning to yellow. Pages clean, no writing or underlining. From my personal collection which is free of: smoke(cigarette, cigar, pipe, marijuana, wood fire); incense; pesticides; room deodorizers; or scented products of any kind. Two dogs here, no cats.
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