Frida Kahlo's Intimate Self-Portrait: A Look Into Her Life Through The Diary of Carlos Fuentes

Amazon Customer: Une femme avec ses secrets,son journal un moyen de la découvrir encore plus, pour ses fans livre avec magnifique peinture

Canada on Oct 08, 2023

Andre Celeste Jones: I understand some Spanish, but there’s enough visuals to comprehend the person. You could decode the writing with some effort if you want. I find that this is worth having in every art book collection.

United States on Oct 07, 2023

Jonathan: De los libros que sí o sí debes tener.

Mexico on Sep 11, 2023

M: What better way of getting to know more about a person than to see their journal and persona illustrations? A visual treat.

United States on Aug 01, 2023

lotusbloom: Have you ever wondered how artist become inspired with their ideas? This book only peaks at Frida’s creative process, so many years after it was written. This is better than an autobiography, it opens up her creative soul. The cover moved me to purchase this book, three pages into reading, I’m so satisfied with the book. I can’t wait to pour over all of the pictures and re read it….buy the book feed your inner artist!

United States on Apr 04, 2023

marymary: The book is in excellent condition no marks bends or tears. I really happy with the quality of the book.thank you

United States on Jun 30, 2022

Silvia Félix: O livro é bonito. Mas não traz novidades em termos de ilustração. Muito texto e poucos desenhos.
Não vale a pena. Principalmente se você não ler em inglês.

Brazil on Sep 11, 2021

Richard Gosenya: A very charming book, and a good glimpse into Frida's life. You can tell how much she really loved Diego Rivera. Most of the "diary" part of the book is in Spanish as that was Frida's natural language, but the book does a great job adding little titbits to explain many of the her works. The artworks in the book are really high-quality prints, with vibrant colours and detailed markings. You can clearly see the brush strokes and even parts of the paintings where she rubbed off and re-painted. A really quirky book for those interested in her work.

Australia on Mar 13, 2021

Marga: Absolut nicht was ich erwartet habe. Ich hätte die Rezensionen vorher lesen sollen - dann wäre ich nicht so überrascht gewesen.
Es handelt sich um farbige Fotographien ihres Tagebuchs. Das ist auf Spanisch - ist ja irgendwie logisch. In ihrer Handschrift. Mit Gedichten, Bildern und Skizzen. Im 2. Teil des Buches sind die Seiten auf Englisch übersetzt.
Flüssig lesen ist damit schwierig.
Trotzdem empfinde ich es als einmaliges, intimes Dokument und würde es jederzeit wieder kaufen.

Klare Kaufempfehlung mit 5 Sternen, aber bitte vorher informieren sonst ist man eventuell enttäuscht.

Germany on Dec 09, 2020

Novalee: I loved this book! I can't seem to put it down I do have to say that I would recommend it for billingual readers you will get a better understanding of the book. It is translated in english towards the back but, spanish readers will benifit the most out of the book because you will be able to understand Frida's humor about Diego. The first part of the diary is all in spanish and was written by Frida. The 2nd half is the english translation that will show a small replica of her drawings with the english translation. Some words are better left in spanish because the translation in english will not do them justice. Frida expresses her feelings so well that you can't help but feel her burning passion for diego and her lonliness. Frida was an intersting individual and her art is magnificent. She was an artist and a poet. Frida's diary is very morbid to say the least but, I love it. She expressed exactly what she felt at that exact moment. Her explanation to the way she sees each color is fantastic. I have gone through her paintings to see how many times she used the color Yellow. Buy the book to find out what this color means. Her physical pain is obvious and her paintings speak out...

United States on Aug 23, 2008