Dedication Daydream

Devotion·Woolgathering

Devotion
In this groundbreaking book, pop culture artist Patti Smith details her own creative process, inspirations, and unexpected connections.
This book begins with a brilliantly thought-provoking novel about a skater who lives for her art and a possessive collector. Then, the author takes us on a second journey, exploring the origins of this story. We journey through the south of France, to Camus's former home, and visit the gardens of the great French publishing house Gallimard, where the spirits of Yukio Mishima, Nabokov, and Genet intertwine... Patti Smith generously shares her working notes with readers, allowing us to glimpse the alchemy of her art in this captivating little book.
Woolgathering
A short, sharp memoir. Patti Smith revisits the most cherished experiences of her early life, imbued with a vivid truth that borders on the surreal. It's about becoming an artist, about a young person discovering the noble vocation of daydreaming, "which seemed like a good thing to me." She often finds joy in nature at night, rescuing "fleeting thoughts," and recounts the joys of cloud-watching, stargazing, and wandering. This book will evoke our own memories, as children "glimpse, collect, and piece together crazy truths."
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📝Discover a more authentic Patti Smith: a writer's self-analysis, an artist's childhood memories.
A collection of essays by rock godmother and National Book Award winner Patti Smith, featuring 44 rare manuscripts and photographs. "Dedication" explores her perspectives on writing, while "Daydreams" is a memoir that combines poetry, prose, and illustrations: childhood memories interweave with vintage black-and-white photographs, interplaying with her lyrics. For Patti Smith's fans and readers, this book not only showcases her creative talent, but also reveals a more sensitive, open-minded, and authentic Patti Smith: a woman who, like all of us, once dreamed bizarre dreams and unrealistic fantasies, and who, years later, captures the pure beauty of these childish dreams with a pen as clear and translucent as amber.
📝Why do we write? Because we can't just live.
In "Devotion," Patty shares her work notes with readers, detailing her creative process and sources of inspiration. She crafts a brilliantly thought-provoking novel and then leads readers through its origins and conception. Whether aspiring writers or not, this book offers a glimpse into how a sincere writer brings their visions and thoughts to life.
📝 “As fate would have it, I pursue a path far removed from that of my ancestors, yet their path is also my path.”
First published in 1992 and out of print for many years, "Daydreams" is a short, sharp memoir. Written at the midpoint of her life, at the age of 45, Patti Smith picked up fragments of childhood memories and recalled the surprising meaning of ordinary things through a child's eyes: moonlight, clouds, barns, and wool gatherers. As she writes in her preface, this book "satisfies the reader with a vague and curious joy."

2022-01-01

理想国 | 海南出版社

Ideal Country

244

9787573001535