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Frida Kahlo: Her Surreal Reality JT Siems of Immortal Perfumes

We’re finally leaving the Middle Ages to take a look at the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body and the heart. Listen to learn about the life and loves of Frida. Links to all recommendations below.

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Non-fiction

Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse (there is an English translation as well) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33098885-frida-kahlo

Frida: The Story of Her Life by Vanna Vinci - https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Frida-Kahlo-The-story-of-her-life/Vanna-Vinci/Prestel-com/e526857.rhd

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait with Carlos Fuentes and Sarah M. Lowe - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91760.The_Diary_of_Frida_Kahlo

Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom compiled by Hardie Grant - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38740998-pocket-frida-kahlo-wisdom

Podcasts

BBC In Our Time, Frida Kahlo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06125zc

Fiction

The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Haghenbeck - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13544788-the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo

Film

Frida (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120679/

Bonus!

Was Frida Kahlo’s Voice Captured on a Tape? By Nancy Coleman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/arts/frida-kahlo-voice-questions.html