{"product_id":"the-heart-frida-kahlo-in-paris-paperback","title":"The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Petitjean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdriana Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis intimate account offers a new, unexpected understanding of the artist's work and of the vibrant 1930s surrealist scene.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1938, just as she was leaving Mexico for her first solo exhibition in New York, Frida Kahlo was devastated to learn from her husband, Diego Rivera, that he intended to divorce her. This latest blow followed a long series of betrayals, most painful of all his affair with her beloved younger sister, Cristina, in 1934. In early 1939, anxious and adrift, Kahlo traveled from the United States to France--her only trip to Europe, and the beginning of a unique period of her life when she was enjoying success on her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, for the first time, this previously overlooked part of her story is brought to light in exquisite detail. Marc Petitjean takes the reader to Paris, where Kahlo spends her days alongside luminaries such as Pablo Picasso, Andr  Breton, Dora Maar, and Marcel Duchamp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing Kahlo's whirlwind romance with the author's father, Michel Petitjean, as a jumping-off point, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a striking portrait of the artist and an inside look at the history of one of her most powerful, enigmatic paintings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Petitjean \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, filmmaker, and photographer. He has directed several documentaries, including \u003ci\u003eFrom Hiroshima to Fukushima\u003c\/i\u003e, on Dr. Shuntaro Hida, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; \u003ci\u003eLiving Treasure\u003c\/i\u003e, about Japanese kimono painter Kunihiko Moriguchi; and \u003ci\u003eZones grises\u003c\/i\u003e, on his own search for information about the life of his father, Michel Petitjean, after his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Hunter \u003c\/b\u003estudied French and Drama at the University of London. She has translated more than eighty books, including Véronique Olmi's \u003ci\u003eBakhita\u003c\/i\u003e and Hervé Le Tellier's \u003ci\u003eEléctrico W\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the French-American Foundation's 2013 Translation Prize in Fiction. She lives in Kent, England.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768061526304,"sku":"9781635421903","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/66c01bfa8463278886e42dada05f3c7d.webp?v=1780323795","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-heart-frida-kahlo-in-paris-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}