Now I live on a planet of pain. (Frida Kahlo at nineteen) In this volume, which is presented in German for the first time in its entirety, art critic and friend of Frida Kahlo, Raquel Tibol, has gathered letters, notes, poems, and confessions of the artist. The recipients are her friends, colleagues, and lovers. Frida writes, as Raquel Tibol notes, "with her heart on her tongue, in an open-hearted, imaginative language," which showcases her fondness for neologisms, colloquial speech, and the crossing of linguistic boundaries. The extreme freedom of language is the first step towards unconditional honesty - the starting point for Frida Kahlo's artistic engagement with her world and the recurring motifs within it; the bus accident that left her disabled from the age of eighteen, the tormenting, demanding passion of youth.