Description: Heart, The: Frida Kahlo in Paris by Marc Petitjean, Andriana Hunter This intimate account offers a new, unexpected understanding of the artists work and of the vibrant 1930s surrealist scene.In 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.Now, 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, Andre Breton, Dora Maar, and Marcel Duchamp.Using Kahlos whirlwind romance with the authors father, Michel Petitjean, as a jumping-off point, The Heart- Frida Kahlo in Paris provides a striking portrait of the artist and an inside look at the history of one of her most powerful, enigmatic paintings. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Marc Petitjean is a writer, filmmaker, and photographer. He has directed several documentaries, including From Hiroshima to Fukushima, on Dr. Shuntaro Hida, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; Living Treasure, about Japanese kimono painter Kunihiko Moriguchi; and Zones grises, on his own search for information about the life of his father, Michel Petitjean, after his death.Adriana Hunter studied French and Drama at the University of London. She has translated more than eighty books, including Veronique Olmis Bakhita and Herve Le Telliers Electrico W, winner of the French-American Foundations 2013 Translation Prize in Fiction. She lives in Kent, England. Review "Compelling…[Petitjean] captures the pop and fizz of artistic circles in Paris during the interwar years…The Heart is a distinctively intimate undertaking, which is no small feat considering its well-known cast of characters…an unconventional and deeply personal biography." —Washington Post "An intimate portrait of the artist and her time in the lively 1930s surrealist scene." —New York Times Book Review"This crisp, concise, radiant gem of a book is a delight all the way through, whether you see it as a yarn of multigenerational heartbreak and longing, a beautiful and unlikely father-son chronicle, a classic artist-muse love story, or a cautionary tale about the most obsessively rendered city on earth." —Bookforum"Petitjeans unique, frank, and intriguing account details with precision and wonder a rarely examined chapter in Kahlos extraordinary life." —Booklist (starred review) "An intimate, unforgettable portrait of a brief but transformative time in Kahlos life and of the turbulent beginnings of Frances Surrealist Movement." —Foreword Reviews (starred review)"[A] captivating biography…a perceptive portrait of an artist finding herself and learning to love and paint again. Fans of Kahlos art and of the surrealist movement will want to give this thoughtful and illuminating work a look." —Publishers Weekly"A breezy bit of art history about a 1939 affair between the authors father and Frida Kahlo in Paris…the story is transportive and dreamy." —Kirkus Reviews"Marc Petitjean grew up in Paris with a haunting picture by Frida Kahlo on the walls of his familys modest apartment. Decades later, a stranger asked him about his fathers love affair with Frida. This revelation, out of the blue, spurred him to investigate what had happened between them. The result is an intimate portrait, beautifully written, not only of the two lovers, but of bohemian Paris, and its most influential figures, at a turning point in history: the eve of war, in 1939. The Heart beats suspensefully with real life." —Judith Thurman, author of Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette"This book gives a poignant picture—part imagined and part true—of Frida Kahlos days in Paris among other surrealists during a show of her paintings. Its told by the son of a French lover to whom she gave her powerful painting, The Heart, who was searching to understand his father better." —Laurie Lisle, author of Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia OKeeffe and Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Life"Incredibly lively and sensitive…a book that takes an important place in the bibliography of this modern Mexican heroine." —Connaissance des Arts "Superb…[Petitjean] enables us to discover the artistic Paris of the interwar period." —La Presse de la Manche "[Petitjean] paints a portrait as personal as it is perceptive of the intrepid Mexican [artist], while reviving the colors of the ebullient interwar art scene. Captivating." —Paris Match Review Quote "Compelling...[Petitjean] captures the pop and fizz of artistic circles in Paris during the interwar years... The Heart is a distinctively intimate undertaking, which is no small feat considering its well-known cast of characters...an unconventional and deeply personal biography." -- Washington Post "An intimate portrait of the artist and her time in the lively 1930s surrealist scene." -- New York Times Book Review "This crisp, concise, radiant gem of a book is a delight all the way through, whether you see it as a yarn of multigenerational heartbreak and longing, a beautiful and unlikely father-son chronicle, a classic artist-muse love story, or a cautionary tale about the most obsessively rendered city on earth." -- Bookforum "Petitjeans unique, frank, and intriguing account details with precision and wonder a rarely examined chapter in Kahlos extraordinary life." -- Booklist (starred review) "An intimate, unforgettable portrait of a brief but transformative time in Kahlos life and of the turbulent beginnings of Frances Surrealist Movement." -- Foreword Reviews (starred review) "[A] captivating biography...a perceptive portrait of an artist finding herself and learning to love and paint again. Fans of Kahlos art and of the surrealist movement will want to give this thoughtful and illuminating work a look." -- Publishers Weekly "A breezy bit of art history about a 1939 affair between the authors father and Frida Kahlo in Paris...the story is transportive and dreamy." -- Kirkus Reviews "Marc Petitjean grew up in Paris with a haunting picture by Frida Kahlo on the walls of his familys modest apartment. Decades later, a stranger asked him about his fathers love affair with Frida. This revelation, out of the blue, spurred him to investigate what had happened between them. The result is an intimate portrait, beautifully written, not only of the two lovers, but of bohemian Paris, and its most influential figures, at a turning point in history: the eve of war, in 1939. The Heart beats suspensefully with real life." --Judith Thurman, author of Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette "This book gives a poignant picture--part imagined and part true--of Frida Kahlos days in Paris among other surrealists during a show of her paintings. Its told by the son of a French lover to whom she gave her powerful painting, The Heart , who was searching to understand his father better." --Laurie Lisle, author of Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia OKeeffe and Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Life "Incredibly lively and sensitive...a book that takes an important place in the bibliography of this modern Mexican heroine." -- Connaissance des Arts "Superb...[Petitjean] enables us to discover the artistic Paris of the interwar period." -- La Presse de la Manche "[Petitjean] paints a portrait as personal as it is perceptive of the intrepid Mexican [artist], while reviving the colors of the ebullient interwar art scene. Captivating." -- Paris Match Excerpt from Book A MEETING Oscar, a Mexican writer whose name I did not recognize, contacted me on the Internet to arrange a meeting. He said simply that it was about my father. I was intrigued because my father had been dead for more than twenty years. We met in Paris, on the corner of rue du Temple and rue Dupetit-Thouars. He took four typed pages from his leather briefcase and handed them to me. "So," he said, "I wrote this article using the archives of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and I discovered that your father had an affair with her when she came to Paris in 1939." I knew my father had known Kahlo and that she had given him a painting called The Heart , but he had never mentioned any sort of relationship with her. Frida Kahlo is now seen as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century, and she has achieved icon status in Mexico; I was well aware of that. But what really happened between her and my father? Oscars piece provided a little information about how the lovers met and the three weeks they spent together, and referred to some letters written by my father after Kahlo left. My Spanish is not good so I did not understand everything, but I felt that the author had overplayed things, using scant material to speculate about the intensity of the relationship. Most likely, no one would ever know what they actually experienced, but I still felt their connection must have been fairly powerful or unusual to justify Frida Kahlos gift of one of her paintings. I saw Oscar again before he returned to Mexico. We met at the caf Details ISBN163542190X Author Andriana Hunter Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 163542190X ISBN-13 9781635421903 Format Paperback DEWEY 759.972 Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Translator Andriana Hunter Publisher Other Press LLC Imprint Other Press LLC Publication Date 2021-09-07 AU Release Date 2021-09-07 NZ Release Date 2021-09-07 US Release Date 2021-09-07 UK Release Date 2021-09-07 Audience General Pages 224 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135564831;
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Book Title: Heart, The: Frida Kahlo in Paris
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Author: Marc Petitjean
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