A beautifully imagined story of the last days of Frida Kahlo�'s life
A few days before Frida Kahlo�'s death in 1954, she wrote in her diary, ��� hope the exit is joyful���nd I hope never to return.���Diagnosed with polio at the age of six and plagued by illness
and injury throughout her life, Kahlo�'s chronic pain was a recurrent theme in her extraordinary art. In Frida�'s Bed, Slavenka Drakulic�織 explores the inner life of one of the world�'s
most influential female artists, skillfully weaving Frida�'s memories into descriptions of her paintings, producing a meditation on the nature of chronic pain and creativity. With an intriguing
subject whose unusual life continues to fascinate, this poignant imagining of Kahlo�'s thoughts during her final hours by another daringly original and uncompromising creative talent will
attract readers of literary fiction and art lovers alike.
