Patti Smith - Just Kids

Winner of the Non-Fiction National Book Award, Patti Smith's definitive memoir, Just Kids, is an evocative, honest, and moving coming-of-age story detailing her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. This paperback edition captures the essence of a pivotal era in New York City’s cultural explosion.

The narrative begins in 1967 with a chance meeting that sparks a romance and a lifelong friendship, propelling both young artists toward international success. Set against the backdrop of Brooklyn, the Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Warhol's Factory, and Coney Island, the book chronicles their journey through the hungry years, sustained only by art and experience.

• National Book Award Winner for Non-Fiction.
• A profound portrait of two young artists navigating the exploding art and music worlds of late '60s and '70s New York.
• Features friends and contemporaries including Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Sam Shepherd.
• Beautifully written, beginning as a love story and concluding as an elegy.
• New condition, guaranteed packaging, and eligible for same-day dispatch for orders received before 12 noon.

• Author: Patti Smith
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Publication Date: January 4, 2011
• Print Length: 320 pages
• Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 22mm
• Weight: 258g
• ISBN 10: 9780747568766
• EAN: 9780747568766
• Release Date: 4 Jan 2011

This memoir offers an unforgettable portrait of New York City during a heightened political and cultural time, detailing the pact between two committed artists who prodded and provided each other with faith during their formative, hungry years.