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The secret book of Frida Kahlo : a novel

When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo's belongings at her home in CoyoacAn, 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 streetcar'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 "The Hierba Santa Book" (The Sacred Herbs Book) and filled it with memories, ideas, and recipes. Haghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Frida'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 O'Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador DalI. Combining rich, luscious prose with recipes from "The Hierba Santa Book," Haghenbeck tells the extraordinary story of a woman whose life was as stunning a creation as her art.

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  • "When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo's belongings at her home in CoyoacAn, 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 streetcar'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 "The Hierba Santa Book" (The Sacred Herbs Book) and filled it with memories, ideas, and recipes. Haghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Frida'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 O'Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador DalI. Combining rich, luscious prose with recipes from "The Hierba Santa Book," Haghenbeck tells the extraordinary story of a woman whose life was as stunning a creation as her art."@en
  • "Entre los objetos personales de Frida Kahlo habIa una pequeNa libreta negra a la que llamaba "El Libro de Hierba Santa" con su colecciOn de recetas de cocina dedicadas a la Santa Muerte. Esta se exhibirIa por primera vez en el Palacio de Bellas Artes con motivo de la fecha de su natalicio. El dIa que se abriO la exhibiciOn al pUblico la libreta desapareciO. F.G. Haghenbeck, uno de los escritores mAs aclamados en MExico, se inspirO en este hecho y escribiO esta maravillosa novela, la cual trae una vez mAs a la vida a la famosa artista Frida Kahlo. Haghenbeck imagina que esta libreta fue un regalo de su amante Tina Modotti, despuEs de que Frida sobreviviO al terrible accidente de trAfico que marcO su vida. Desde este punto, Haghenbeck intercala recetas con pasajes vividos por la artista y reconstruye de una forma magistral la tumultuosa pero fascinante vida de Frida Kahlo, desde su romance con el amor de su vida y afamado pintor Diego Rivera, hasta sus relaciones con personajes famosos como Georgia O'Keeffe, Ernest Hemingway y Salvador DalI, entre otros."
  • "When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo's belongings at her home in Coyoacan, Mexico City, acclaimed Mexican novelist F.G. Haghenbeck was inspired to write his beautifully wrought fictional account of her life. Haghenbeck imagines that, after Frida nearly died when a streetcar'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 "The Hierba Santa Book" (the sacred herbs book) and filled it with memories, ideas and recipes. Haghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Frida'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 O'Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador Dali. Combining rich, luscious prose with recipes from "The Hierba Santa Book", Haghenbeck tells the extraordinary story of a woman whose life was as stunning a creation as her art."@en
  • "Una historia imaginada de la vida de la famosa pintora mexicana."
  • ""Entre los objetos personales de Frida Kahlo había una pequeña libreta negra a la que llamaba 'El Libro de Hierba Santa' con su colección de recetas de cocina dedicadas a la Santa Muerte. Esta se exhibiría por primera vez en el Palacio de Bellas Artes con motivo de la fecha de su natalicio. El día que se abrió la exhibición al público la libreta desapareció"--Page 4 of cover."
  • "In a rich, luscious style bordering on magical realism, Haghenbeck takes readers on an intriguing ride through Frida's life, including her long and tumultuous relationship with her lover Diego Rivera, the development of her artistic vision, her complex personality, her lust for life, and her existential feminism. The book also includes stories about the remarkable people who were a part of her life, including Georgia O'Keeffe (with whom she had an affair), Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Hemingway, Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Dali."

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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "History"
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  • "The secret book of Frida Kahlo : a novel"@en
  • "The secret book of Frida Kahlo : a novel"
  • "El libro secreto de Frida Kahlo"
  • "Tajna beležnica Fride Kalo"
  • "The secret book of frida kahlo a novel"@en

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