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A Book of Days
A Book of Days
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A Book of Days is a visual book of days by Patti Smith, inspired by her Instagram. It features 365 images that chart her aesthetic, passions, devotions, obsessions, and whims, as well as vintage photographs and never-before-seen photos of life on and off the road, train stations, and obscure cafés. It is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer, and performer and is a timeless offering for uncertain times.
Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A DEEPLY MOVING AND BRILLIANTLY IDIOSYNCRATIC VISUAL BOOK OF DAYS BY THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF JUST KIDS AND M TRAIN.
MORE THAN 365 IMAGES CHART SMITHS SINGULAR AESTHETIC - INSPIRED BY HER WIDELY POPULAR INSTAGRAM
IN 2018, WITHOUT ANY PLAN OR AGENDA FOR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT, PATTI SMITH POSTED HER FIRST INSTAGRAM PHOTO: HER HAND WITH THE SIMPLE MESSAGE “HELLO EVERYBODY!”
KNOWN FOR SHOOTING WITH HER BELOVED LAND CAMERA 250, SMITH STARTED POSTING IMAGES FROM HER PHONE, INCLUDING PORTRAITS OF HER KIDS, HER RADIATOR, HER BOOTS, AND HER ABYSSINIAN CAT, CAIRO. FOLLOWERS FELT AN IMMEDIATE AFFINITY WITH THESE MINIATURE WINDOWS INTO SMITHS WORLD, PHOTOGRAPHS OF HER DAILY COFFEE, THE BOOKS SHES READING, THE GRAVES OF BELOVED HEROES - WILLIAM BLAKE, DYLAN THOMAS, SYLVIA PLATH, SIMONE WEIL, ALBERT CAMUS.
OVER TIME, A COHERENT STORY OF A LIFE DEVOTED TO ART TOOK SHAPE, AND MORE THAN A MILLION FOLLOWERS RESPONDED TO SMITHS UNIQUE AESTHETIC IN IMAGES THAT CHART HER PASSIONS, DEVOTIONS, OBSESSIONS, AND WHIMS.
ORIGINAL TO THIS BOOK ARE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS: ANNIVERSARY PEARLS, A MOTHERS KEYCHAIN, AND A HUSBANDS MOSRITE GUITAR. HERE, TOO, ARE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS OF LIFE ON AND OFF THE ROAD, TRAIN STATIONS, OBSCURE CÉFÉS, A NOTEBOOK ALWAYS NEARBY.
IN WIDE-RANGING YET INTIMATE DAILY NOTATIONS, SMITH SHARES DISPATCHES FROM HER TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD.
WITH 365 PHOTOGRAPHS, TAKING YOU THROUGH A SINGLE YEAR, A BOOK OF DAYS IS A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE EXPANSIVE MIND OF THE VISIONARY POET, WRITER, AND PERFORMER.
HOPEFUL, ELEGIAC, PLAYFUL - AND COMPLETE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SMITH THAT EXPLORES HER DOCUMENTARY PROCESS - A BOOK OF DAYS IS A TIMELESS OFFERING FOR DEEPLY UNCERTAIN TIMES, AN INSPIRATIONAL MAP OF AN ARTISTS LIFE.
Weight: 680g
Dimension: 140 x 188 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526650986
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