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Querido Diego, Te Abraza Quiela Y Las Cartas De Angelina Beloff En El Archivo Museo Frida Kahlo, Nathanial Gardner
Querido Diego, Te Abraza Quiela Y Las Cartas De Angelina Beloff En El Archivo Museo Frida Kahlo, Nathanial Gardner
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In Elena Poniatowska’s novel, Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela, readers detect a connection to the historical context of Paris during the early twentieth century and the relationship of Diego Rivera with Angelina Beloff. Since it is known that Poniatowska created this fictional account after having read Bertram Wolfe’s biography of Diego Rivera, this study focuses on the actual, physical letters in the archives, consulted by Wolfe, to reflect on evidence and recreation, to posit that different narratives emerge when each source is studied separately, and that our comprehension of biography and fiction can be altered after reviewing these historical documents. …