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Frida's Bed Paperback - 2008
by Slavenka Drakulic; Christina Pribichevich-Zoric (Translator)
A beautifully imagined story of the last days of Frida Kahlo's life
A few days before Frida Kahlo's death in 1954, shewrote in her diary, 'I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never toreturn.' Diagnosed with polio at the age of six and plagued byillness and injury throughout her life, Kahlo's chronic pain was arecurrent theme in her extraordinary art. In Frida's Bed, SlavenkaDrakulicĈ explores the inner life of one of the world's most influentialfemale artists, skillfully weaving Frida's memories into descriptionsof her paintings, producing a meditation on the nature of chronicpain and creativity. With an intriguing subject whose unusual lifecontinues to fascinate, this poignant imagining of Kahlo's thoughtsduring her final hours by another daringly original and uncompromisingcreative talent will attract readers of literary fiction and artlovers alike.
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A few days before Frida Kahlo?s death in 1954, she wrote in her diary, ?I hope the exit is joyful?and I hope never to return.? Diagnosed with polio at the age of six and plagued by illness and injury throughout her life, Kahlo?s chronic pain was a recurrent theme in her extraordinary art. In Frida?s Bed, Slavenka Drakulic´ explores the inner life of one of the world?s most influential female artists, skillfully weaving Frida?s memories into descriptions of her paintings, producing a meditation on the nature of chronic pain and creativity. With an intriguing subject whose unusual life continues to fascinate, this poignant imagining of Kahlo?s thoughts during her final hours by another daringly original and uncompromising creative talent will attract readers of literary fiction and art lovers alike.
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- Title Frida's Bed
- Author Slavenka Drakulic; Christina Pribichevich-Zoric (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 162
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, U.S.A.
- Date 2008-08-26
- ISBN 9780143114154 / 0143114158
- Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.14 x 0.46 in (19.56 x 13.06 x 1.17 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Kahlo, Frida
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008022382
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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