Early Work
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Early Work
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Selections from Patti Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene.
Collected here are selections from Patti Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene. Smith's work evokes the experimentation and the desire to break boundaries of those pre-punk days.
Over one-quarter of the works selected are unpublished pieces from journals, performances, and Smith's personal papers. Heavily illustrated with photographs by Judy Linn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Edward Maxey, and others, Early Work brings together all sides of Patti Smith, from the thoughtful intellectual to the explosive performer.
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Entertainment Weekly praises the collection for its "galvanizing sense of faith and transcendence" that defines Smith as "the last of the great rock poets." John Rockwell of the New York Times calls her "a poet of distinction." Rolling Stone highlights that Early Work "establishes Smith as a visionary belletrist who believes in rock as a spiritual outlet and haven for black sheep," connecting diverse heroes to a "sexy, androgynous future."
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780393313017
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 June 1995
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 175g
Pages: 192
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About the Author
Patti Smith is a poet, performer, visual artist, and author of the National Book Award-winning memoir Just Kids. She has twelve albums, has had numerous gallery shows, and continues to give concerts of her music and poetry. Her books include Early Work, The Coral Sea, Witt, Babel, Auguries of Innocence, Woolgathering, Land 250, Trois, and many others. She lives in New York.
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