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Frida Kahlo

This is a celebrated Mexican painter and intellectual of the first half of the 20th century, and the diary represents the artits' private journal that she maintains from age of thirty-six to 1954.

Diego Rivera

This is a famous Mexican muralist who marries another painter.

Carlos Fuentes

Noted Mexican novelist and intellectual who writes an introduction to this book.

Sarah M. Lowe

This art historian and critic provides a beginning essay about the central character and her diary, and also provides commentary throughout.

Guillermo Kahlo

This man is father of artist and diarist, and a noted photographer.

The Pillars of Communism

These are prominent figures in history that the central figure in this book admires.

Hieronymus Bosch

This is a famous European painter known for his fantastic and allegorical paintings. The main character is heavily influenced by his work and in one entry, praises him as a...

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