Conversations with Diego Rivera: The Monster in His Labyrinth
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
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Review "Conversations with Diego Rivera provides rare documentation of his confluence of politically egalitarian views and the arts. . . . shed[s] light onto the views of this gargantuan art historical titan, and also hint[s] at what it would be like to sit in his living room and absorb an earful of the older painter’s verbiage ― a task that Peña patiently took on for a full year." (Hyperallergic) Read more About the Author Alfredo Cardona Peña was a poet, narrator, essayist, journalist, and science fiction writer from Costa Rica, considered one of the greatest Latin American authors of the 20th century. He lived in Mexico from 1939 until his death in 1995, and his literary, journalistic and educational work was carried out mainly in Mexico City.A native of Costa Rica and half brother of author Alfredo Cardona Peña, Alvaro Cardona-Hine came from a literary family. During his life he was a prolific painter, composer, and poet with seventeen published books of poetry, prose, and translation. Read more
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