Just Kids Illustrated Edition
Just Kids Illustrated Edition by Patti Smith is a richly illustrated memoir published by HarperCollins on October 23, 2018. This edition features 384 pages of Patti Smith’s exquisite prose, enhanced with new material and never-before-seen photographs that bring her coming-of-age story to life. The narrative unfolds in New York, where Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe met and fell in love, capturing the essence of their experiences in iconic locations such as Brooklyn, Times Square, and the Hotel Chelsea.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of the artistic landscape of New York, populated by extraordinary figures like Sam Shepard and William Burroughs. This illustrated edition not only showcases Smith’s reflections on love and friendship but also includes drawings and ephemera that enrich the narrative. The combination of personal memoir and visual storytelling offers a unique glimpse into a transformative period for both Smith and Mapplethorpe as they navigated their destinies as artists.
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Patti Smith’s National Book Award–winning memoir, now richly illustrated with new material and never-before-seen photographs
Patti’s Smith’s exquisite prose is generously illustrated in this full-color edition of her classic coming-of-age memoir, Just Kids. New York locations vividly come to life where, as young artists, Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe met and fell in love: a first apartment in Brooklyn, Times Square with John and Yoko’s iconic billboard, Max’s Kansas City, or the gritty fire escape of the Hotel Chelsea. The extraordinary people who passed through their lives are also pictured: Sam Shepard, Harry Smith, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg. Along with never-before-published photographs, drawings, and ephemera, this edition captures a moment in New York when everything was possible. And when two kids seized their destinies as artists and soul mates in this inspired story of love and friendship.
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