Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences: her childhood near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution; a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled and unable to bear chi...(展开全部)

Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences: her childhood near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution; a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled and unable to bear chi...(展开全部)

The artwork of Frida Kahlo inspires former Children's Laureate and twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal Anthony Browne in this beautiful and surreal picture book. Stunning illustrations tell the story of a lonely young girl who discovers the power of the imagination to set you free. A tribute to an iconic artist exploring themes of belonging, creativity and hope, this is an...(展开全部)

Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo’s life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life she walked with a limp, but in her dreams she flew. One day her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida’s art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Ka...(展开全部)

The artwork of Frida Kahlo inspires former Children's Laureate and twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal Anthony Browne in this beautiful and surreal picture book. Stunning illustrations tell the story of a lonely young girl who discovers the power of the imagination to set you free. A tribute to an iconic artist exploring themes of belonging, creativity and hope, this is an...(展开全部)

Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo’s life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life she walked with a limp, but in her dreams she flew. One day her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida’s art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Ka...(展开全部)

Charles-Henri Sanson fühlt sich zum Arzt berufen. Doch auf seiner Familie lastet ein Fluch, der ihm bereits in der Schule zum Verhängnis wird: Man erkennt ihn als Sohn des Henkers, eine medizinische Laufbahn bleibt ihm verwehrt, er muss in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters treten. Töten statt heilen. Sanson wird zum Gefangenen seines Schicksals, die Qualen der Todeskandidaten werden...(展开全部)

克洛德•库埃尼，1956年生于瑞士巴塞尔，在欧洲各地求学和漫游之后，于1980年出版首部小说，著有侦探小说、广播剧、电影及电视剧本，而真正奠定其优秀小说家地位的则是他近年来创作的多部历史小说，其中尤以《大赌局》最为畅销，迄今已被译成十三种文字。2010年1月，《大赌局》中译本由云南人民出版社推出后曾产生广泛反响，并于次年12月和余华的《活着》、莫言的《蛙》、米兰•昆德拉的《不能承受的生命之轻》、塞林格的《麦田里的守望者》等一起入选“阅读城市•城市阅读”推荐书目（文学部分共三十种）。

The intimate life of artist Frida Kahlo is wonderfully revealed in the illustrated journal she kept during her last 10 years. This passionate and at times surprising record contains the artist's thoughts, poems, and dreams; many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera, along with 70 mesmerising watercolour illustrations. The text entries in brig...(展开全部)

Pain and passion: The original and intimate art of Mexico’s most famous female painter The arresting pictures of Frida Kahlo (1907–54) were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failing health, a turbulent marriage, miscarriage and childlessness, she transformed the afflictions into revolutionary art. In literal or metaphorica...(展开全部)