Just Kids

Smith, Patti

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Smith's evocative coming of age story of her relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A profound portrait of 2 artists, often hungry, sated only by art and experience, it's also an unforgettable portrait of New York in the 1960s and 1970s. It won a National Book Award in America. 'The most spellbinding and diverting portrait of funky-but-chic New York in the late '60s and '70s...' }New York Times A prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art. In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Scribner's Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent. Among their friends, literary lights, musicians and artists such as Harry Smith, Bobby Neuwirth, Allen Ginsberg, Sandy Daley, Sam Shepherd, William Burroughs, etc. It was a heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music worlds exploding and colliding. In the midst of all this two kids made a pact to always care for one another. Scrappy, romantic, committed to making art, they prodded and provided each other with faith and confidence during the hungry years--the days of cous-cous and lettuce soup. Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. Beautifully written, this is a profound portrait of two young artists, often hungry, sated only by art and experience. And an unforgettable portrait of New York, her rich and poor, hustlers and hellions, those who made it and those whose memory lingers near.
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Smith, Patti
Titel
Just Kids
Uitgever
Bloomsbury UK
Jaar
2010
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
Gewicht
259 gr
EAN
9780747568766
Afmetingen
198 x 129 x 21 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback / softback

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