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Just Kids Illustrated Edition Hardcover – Illustrated, October 23, 2018

by Patti Smith (Author)

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Patti Smith’s National Book Award–winning memoir, now richly illustrated with new material and never-before-seen photographs

“Reading rocker Smith’s account of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, it’s hard not to believe in fate. How else to explain the chance encounter that threw them together, allowing both to blossom? Quirky and spellbinding.” -- People

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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384 pages
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English
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Publication date

October 23, 2018
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7.38 x 1.35 x 9.12 inches
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0062873741
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978-0062873743
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“This book is so honest and pure as to count as a true rapture.” — Joan Didion

“Patti Smith has graced us with a poetic masterpiece, a rare and privileged invitation to unlatch a treasure chest never before breached.” — Johnny Depp

About the Author

Patti Smith is a writer, performer, and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary mergence of poetry and rock and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Her seminal album Horses, bearing Robert Mapplethorpe’s renowned photograph, hasbeen hailed as one of the top one hundred albums of all time. Her books include M Train, Witt, Babel, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea, and Auguries of Innocence.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ecco; Illustrated edition (October 23, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062873741
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062873743
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 1.35 x 9.12 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #127,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #305 in Rock Band Biographies
- #1,412 in Women's Biographies
- #4,080 in Memoirs (Books)

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Patti Smith is a writer, performer, and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary merging of poetry and rock. She has released twelve albums, including Horses, which has been hailed as one of the top one hundred debut albums of all time by Rolling Stone.

Smith had her first exhibit of drawings at the Gotham Book Mart in 1973 and has been represented by the Robert Miller Gallery since 1978. Her books include Just Kids, winner of the National Book Award in 2010, Wītt, Babel, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea, and Auguries of Innocence.

In 2005, the French Ministry of Culture awarded Smith the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, the highest honor given to an artist by the French Republic. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 1980, she married the musician Fred Sonic Smith in Detroit. They had a son, Jackson, and a daughter, Jesse. Smith resides in New York City.

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If you like Patti’s music and Robert’s art, this book is IT!

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023

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Wonderful account of Patti and Robert’s lives together, their struggles and their blossoming as artists. I am loving it.

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023

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It took me back to the 60’s-70’s atmosphere in NYC. It was beautifully written ! A very touching story.

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Fiona Webster

what a story! and the illustrated edition is a gorgeous object

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2020

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I'm reviewing the large-format illustrated hardcover edition of this book, which I read and adored when it first came out, years ago. The photographs, drawings, collages, and handwritten pages that have been chosen for this edition are mostlynew to me, despite the fact that I have been following Patti Smith's life arc and work ever since 1976. This book is a gorgeous object to have and to hold in the lap. I fell into it like jumping into a familiar swimming pool, then read it and loved it in new and enthralling ways. So fascinating to observe the early 1970s from the point of view of an intelligent well-read young person who was never a hippie nor drawn to the counter-culture! Once again, when I read the ending, where Patti relates her last words with Robert Mapplethorpe, I burst into tears.

Illuminating, inspiring, educational, deeply moving, and written with the skill of a true storyteller—what more can you desire? Plus lots of great pictures!

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Jonathon Green

Great….. five stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023

Great….. five stars

Arrived damage. One corner of hardback damaged. But great book. Recommend to all. A must!

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2023

An intimate look into the mind and life of an amazing woman

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2018

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I have been a fan and follower of Patti Smith since I listened to "Horses" and had her music and poetry seared into my brain for the first time. I have always considered her to be the penultimate poet of Punk and Rock and Roll, and now see she is an amazing prose artist as well. Her intimate and unpretentious telling of hers and Robert Mappelthorpe's life together, their struggles, their thought processes, their amazing collaborations and the evolution of their love for one another gives us a glimpse into the life of one of the true geniuses of American music and art.

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Scott Kinsloe

Exquisite

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022

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Beautifully written and illustrated. Deeply moving chronicle of the intertwined lives of two great artists.

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ANNIE

Must read

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022

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Beautifully written story of love and reality. Brings the70’s in NYC to life.

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great!!!

es hermoso y muy triste

Reviewed in Mexico on December 15, 2023

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todo bien

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Sylvie lerglantier

Dommage livre abîmé à l’ouverture remplacé par un autre livre impeccable merci !

Reviewed in France on January 11, 2021

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Une seule chose à regretter le livre était très abîmé à l’ouverture du colis . Un produit de remplacement a été proposé et reçu très rapidement. Merci !

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Sonya Blazek

Beautiful book - arrived damaged

Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2018

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I received this book in what looks like used condition-the corners are crushed and the blue dye has been rubbed off the corners. Even a section of the pages are wavy and strange. Super disappointed to pay full price and get a damaged product.

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Hywel

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2019

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Great book, just a shame about the person I bought it for.

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Martín

Muy bonito

Reviewed in Mexico on March 1, 2021

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Estéticamente es un libro de mesa muy bonito y se ve de calidad el papel y la pasta. Fue un regalo así que no puedo reseñar el contenido pero en términos estéticos está 10/10 el único inconveniente es que llegó ligeramente maltratado por ser un producto importado que tiene que pasar por aduana.