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The Promised Party
Kahlo, Basquiat and Me
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Growing up in '60s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was an unorthodox and bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries, and poets, and one that allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world. Leaving behind the...
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The Promised Party
An ultra-vivid, carnivalesque memoir of Jennifer Clement's early life from 60s Mexico to 80s New York City - the prequel to Widow Basquiat
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Growing up in '60s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was an unorthodox and bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries, and poets, and one that allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world.
Leaving behind the revolutions in Latin America for the burgeoning counter-culture scene in '80s New York, Clement quickly became a fixture on the art scene, inhabiting the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Colette Lumiere, and William Burroughs, and frequenting The Mudd Club, Danceteria, and Studio 54.
From the author of the cult classic Widow Basquiat, this memoir is a tale of two cities and their artists. It recreates the fury, ecstasy, and danger that made '70s Mexico City and '80s New York two of the greatest places to be young, free, and alive.
The Promised Party by Jennifer Clement captures the vibrant and tumultuous spirit of these iconic eras.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781838859275
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 January 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 144.0mm
Height: 220.0mm
Weight: 418g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Jennifer Clement is the author of multiple books, including Widow Basquiat and Gun Love, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages around the world. Clement is also the recipient of many awards including the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award, the Gran Prix des Lectrices Lyceenes de ELLE in France, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA Fellowship and her books have twice been a New York Times Editor's Choice Book. As of 2022, she completed her six-year term as the President of PEN International and the first woman to be elected since the organisation was founded in 1921.
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