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Devotion (Paperback)
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Devotion (Paperback)
Series: Why I Write
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List price R264
Loot Price R243
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You Save R21 (8%)
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From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, a rare and
generous look into the creative process A work of creative
brilliance may seem like magic--its source a mystery, its impact
unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an
achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this
groundbreaking book, one of our culture's beloved artists offers a
detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations, and
unexpected connections. Patti Smith first presents an original and
beautifully crafted tale of obsession--a young skater who lives for
her art, a possessive collector who ruthlessly seeks his prize, a
relationship forged of need both craven and exalted. She then takes
us on a second journey, exploring the sources of her story. We
travel through the South of France to Camus's house, and visit the
garden of the great publisher Gallimard where the ghosts of
Mishima, Nabokov, and Genet mingle. Smith tracks down Simone Weil's
grave in a lonely cemetery, hours from London, and winds through
the nameless Paris streets of Patrick Modiano's novels. Whether
writing in a caf or a train, Smith generously opens her notebooks
and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in this
arresting and original book on writing. The Why I Write series is
based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to
commemorate the awarding of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell
Literature Prizes at Yale University.
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