{"product_id":"frida-kahlo-and-my-left-leg-hardcover","title":"Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author's personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first sight of Frida Kahlo's painting \u003ci\u003eThe Two Fridas\u003c\/i\u003e, Emily Rapp Black felt a connection with the artist. An amputee from childhood, Rapp Black grew up with a succession of prosthetic limbs and learned that she had to hide her disability from the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKahlo sustained lifelong injuries after a horrific bus crash, and her right leg was eventually amputated. In Kahlo's art, Rapp Black recognized her own life, from the numerous operations to the compulsion to create to silence pain. Here she tells her story of losing her infant son to Tay-Sachs, giving birth to a daughter, and learning to accept her body. She writes of how Frida Kahlo inspired her to find a way forward when all seemed lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook cover image: \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo, prosthetic limb. Frida Kahlo \u0026amp; Diego Rivera Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Rapp Black\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePoster Child: A Memoir \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Still Point of the Turning World\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and an Editors' Pick. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e; and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and is the nonfiction editor of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Rapp is currently an associate professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, where she also teaches medical narratives in the university's School of Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768422596896,"sku":"9781912559268","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c38d26203595a8f80998eedfc4c689da.webp?v=1780329277","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/frida-kahlo-and-my-left-leg-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}