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Frida: A Novel
Frida: A Novel
Frida: A Novel
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Frida: A Novel

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Mexican painter Frida Kahlo life, work, and love are examined through the lens of her sister in this dramatic biographical novel.

Frida Kahlo, painter and cultural icon, lived a life of extremes. The subject of an Academy Award(c)–nominated film starring Salma Hayek, Kahlo was crippled by polio and left barren by an accident when she was a teenager. And yet she went on to fall in love with and marry another star of the art world, muralist Diego Rivera. filled with passion, jealousy, and deceit, their story captured the world’s imagination.

Told in the voice of Frida’s sister Cristina, who bears witness to Frida and Diego’s tumultuous marriage, this is a brilliantly vivid work of historical fiction. What unfolds is an intense tale of sibling rivalry, as both sisters vie for Rivera’s affection. Mujica imbues the lives and loves of these remarkable characters with sparkling drama and builds her tale to a shattering conclusion.

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“A vivid creation. . . . This story burns with dramatic urgency.” —The New York Times

“The best kind of fictionalized biography: rich, vibrant, and psychologically astute.” —Kirkus Reviews
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 31, 2012
ISBN9781468300994
Frida: A Novel
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Bárbara Mujica

Bárbara Mujica is the bestselling author of four novels, including Frida, which was translated into 17 languages. She is also an award-winning short story writer and essayist whose work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Miami Herald, among others. A professor emerita of Spanish at Georgetown University, she lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Cristina, younger sister of the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, is talking to her psychiatrist. In telling her story, she recounts the relationship between Frida and herself from childhood through adulthood as well presenting a picture of her home and family life.It’s not that this story is well written or close to the truth, but rather it’s the way that it’s told. What an interesting point of view! The author must have had a wonderful time thinking up the psychological relationship between the bizarre painter Frida Kahlo and her younger sister who ended up having an affair with Frida’s husband, the renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. What fun to think about and present Cristina’s story! This is an entertaining read which will bring about in its readers a desire to learn more truth about the life of “Frida” and seek nonfiction books to bring this unusual woman to life
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    I found this book quite engaging, and it has heightened my fascination with the life of Frida Kahlo. After reading this well-written biographical fiction, I'd like to read a non-fiction biography of this spirited artist.

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