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Devotion (Why I Write) Hardcover
From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic-its source a mystery its impact unexpectedly stirring How does an artist accomplish such an achievement connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book one of our culture&s beloved artists offers a detailed account of her own creative process inspirations and unexpected connections Patti Smith first presents an original and beautifully crafted tale of obsession-a young skater who lives for her art a possessive collector who ruthlessly seeks his prize a relationship forged of need both craven and exaltedShe then takes us on a second journey exploring the sources of her story We travel through the South of
France to Camus&s house the garden of the great publisher Gallimard where the ghosts of Mishima Nabokov and Genet mingle She tracks down Simone Weil&s grave in a lonely cemetery hours from London and winds through the nameless Paris streets of Patrick Modiano&s novels Whether writing in a cafe or a train Smith generously opens her notebooks and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in this arresting and original book on writing
France to Camus&s house the garden of the great publisher Gallimard where the ghosts of Mishima Nabokov and Genet mingle She tracks down Simone Weil&s grave in a lonely cemetery hours from London and winds through the nameless Paris streets of Patrick Modiano&s novels Whether writing in a cafe or a train Smith generously opens her notebooks and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in this arresting and original book on writing
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