Overview
Esposa de Diego Rivera y, después, del poeta y crítico Jorge Cuesta, autor insigne de los Contemporáneos, María Guadalupe Marín Preciado, Lupe Marín (1895-1983), fue protagonista de una época esplendorosa y musa de una pléyade de creadores como Xavier Villaurrutia y Juan Soriano, además de ejercer una influencia poderosa sobre hijos y nietos, herederos de un legado tan deslumbrante como imperioso. Una vida extraordinaria que sólo puede contarse en una novela.
La Biblioteca Elena Poniatowska reúne la obra literaria y artística de las grandes mujeres de la historia. En Dos veces única, da cuenta de una diva por derecho propio, figura legendaria, cocinera magnífica, madre tormentosa, viuda trágica y creativa, parte indispensable de algunos de los personajes que dieron forma al arte mexicano del siglo XX.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Wife of Diego Rivera and, later, of the poet and critic Jorge Cuesta, distinguished author of the Contemporaries, María Guadalupe Marín Preciado, Lupe Marín (1895-1983), was the protagonist of a splendid era and muse of a plethora of creators such as Xavier Villaurrutia and Juan Soriano, as well as exerting a powerful influence on children and grandchildren, heirs to a legacy as dazzling as it is imperious. An extraordinary life that can only be told in a novel.
The Elena Poniatowska Library brings together the literary and artistic work of the great women in history. In Dos veces única (Twice Unique), she gives an account of a diva in her own right, a legendary figure, a magnificent cook, a stormy mother, a tragic and creative widow, an indispensable part of some of the characters that shaped Mexican art in the twentieth century.
This book title, Dos veces única (Novela biográfica) / Twice Unique (A Biographical Novel), ISBN: 9786073906067, by Elena Poniatowska, published by Planeta Publishing Corp (October 29, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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