Books like Rivera
Loved Rivera by Olivier Debroise? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Rivera →8 books
- 1Frida
Frida
Hayden HerreraA detailed biography of another central figure in Mexican modern art, set in the same circle as Rivera.
- 2Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
Andrea KettenmannA richly illustrated study of Kahlo's life and painting, useful alongside Rivera.
- 3The Labyrinth of Solitude
The Labyrinth of Solitude
Octavio PazAn essay on Mexican identity and history that many readers pair with books on Mexican art.
Books like it → - 4The Underdogs
The Underdogs
Mariano AzuelaA novel of the Mexican Revolution written by a participant, giving the period's social setting.
- 5Pedro Páramo
Pedro Páramo
Juan RulfoA short, influential Mexican novel about rural life and memory, read as a major work of the period.
- 6The Death of Artemio Cruz
The Death of Artemio Cruz
Carlos FuentesA major novel about post-revolutionary Mexico and the power that followed the revolution.
- 7Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing
John BergerA short, accessible work of art criticism on how images and their social settings shape meaning.
Books like it → - 8The Shock of the New
The Shock of the New
Robert HughesA survey of modern art that places the early twentieth-century avant-garde in its wider history.
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