The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

This book was delivered today, I got home at 9:30, had it read by 10:30. I could NOT put it down. I am a huge fan of Frida Kahlo. I admire not just her work, but her life. I admire her will and desire to live despite the hardships she faced, both physical and mental. Her work and words are so powerful and inspiring. The book was in perfect condition. I also LOVED the fact that it was like an actual art journal. I loved that the drawings appeared to "bleed" through the page (They didn't, the pages were actual normal pages.) as if the journal was photocopied. Such a beautiful book.

this book book contains the paintings of frida kahlo & her actual diary pages that are even in the same language as the actual one. (Spanish) the author had a a section of a book dedicated to translating her diary pages & her poems. He also includes his opinion on her paintings, the cover can be taken on and off due to it being paper the actual book cover is black and the writings are gold. Amazing book 10/10 although if you’re a parent and thinking of buying it for your child or teen it does include nudity (Frida kahlo has some full body self portraits completely nude). Buy this book ! 100/10

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 for them selves. There is no doubt she was madly in love with diego above all. I learned much more about her through this diary. Please buy the Frida movie starring Selma Hayek things will make more sense to you. The author of this book uses every day language to translate her art. It is a must have book, I will definetly read it over and over. The book is absolutely a must have for Frida addicts like myself. I sometimes get lost while I'm reading it because I feel as if I can see and feel what she is describing. I absolutely love Frida and her artwork. Don't hesitate to buy this book it is worth every dollar you spend.

Gorgeous book!

This diary has both original text and color drawings AND a really great translation of every entry.

Happy to be able to find this at si affordable a price!

Great quality. I purchased to get inspiration for my own journaling. Highly recommend if you're interested in modernist artists.

Fascinating and high quality printed book

I love this book. I enjoy seeing how a great artist records their thoughts and feelings in words and images, and what content they display. I bought a copy of this book in July 2006, new, for GBP8.54. Now, the price without discount is GBP25. That's a threefold increase in less than 19 years. The same increases can be seen for books in general (I have many books that I purchased ten, fifteen, and twenty years ago, so I can see the trends.) Pretty soon, books will be only for the wealthy. Perhaps that's what is intended: keep the masses ignorant so they are easier to control.

Super rápido! Adorei

Un gran producto.

Son stata contenta dell'acquisto della versione inglese del libro, molto piú economica, ma comunque soddisfacente. Il libro è arrivat oin perfetto stato.

Excellent quality and interesting reading