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Just Kids : the National Book Award-winning memoir

Patti Smith

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Memoir of a Legendary Friendship and Passion

Just Kids is an immersive read that paints a vivid picture of the artistic revolution and counterculture movement in New York during the 60s and 70s. Patti Smith's writing is poignant and honest, bringing to life the eclectic characters and places that shaped her life and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the creative process and the power of friendship to inspire and transform.

  • National Book Award for Nonfiction (2010)
  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2011)
  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Nonfiction (2010)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Autobiography (2010)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2010)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir and Autobiography (2010)
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Just Kids : the National Book Award-winning memoir

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ISBN: 9780747568766
Author: Patti Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2011-01-04
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 270161 readers)

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Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. It serves as a salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and to its rich and poor, its hustlers and hellions. A true fable, it is a portrait of two young artists' ascent, a prelude to fame.
 

Memoir of a Legendary Friendship and Passion

Just Kids is an immersive read that paints a vivid picture of the artistic revolution and counterculture movement in New York during the 60s and 70s. Patti Smith's writing is poignant and honest, bringing to life the eclectic characters and places that shaped her life and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the creative process and the power of friendship to inspire and transform.

  • National Book Award for Nonfiction (2010)
  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2011)
  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Nonfiction (2010)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Autobiography (2010)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2010)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir and Autobiography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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