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The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo: A Novel

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The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo: A Novel

One of Mexicoâ€™s most celebrated new novelists, F. G. Haghenbeck offers a beautifully written reimaginingÂ of Frida Kahloâ€™s fascinating life and loves.

When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahloâ€™s belongings at her home in CoyoacÃ¡n, Mexico City, acclaimed Mexican novelist F. G. Haghenbeck was inspired to write this beautifully wrought fictional account of her life. Haghenbeck imagines that, after Frida nearly died when a streetcarâ€™s iron handrail pierced her abdomen during a traffic accident, she received one of the notebooks as a gift from her lover Tina Modotti. Frida called the notebook â€œThe Hierba Santa Bookâ€ (The Sacred Herbs Book) and filled it with memories, ideas, and recipes.

Haghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Fridaâ€™s passionate life: her long and tumultuous relationship with Diego Rivera, the development of her art, her complex personality, her hunger for experience, and her ardent feminism. This stunning narrative also details her remarkable relationships with Georgia Oâ€™Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador DalÃ. Combining rich, luscious prose with recipes from â€œThe Hierba Santa Book,â€ Haghenbeck tells the extraordinary story of a woman whose life was as stunning a creation as her art.

Country	USA
Author	F. G. Haghenbeck
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Haghenbeck F g
EAN	9781451632835
Edition	Original
Feature	The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo
ISBN	1451632835
Label	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	354
PublicationDate	2012-09-25
Publisher	Atria Books
ReleaseDate	2012-09-25
Studio	Atria Books

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