{"product_id":"devotion-9780300218626","title":"Devotion","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eYear of the Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eM Train\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare, intimate account of her own creative process\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDevotion \u003c\/i\u003eis short enough to devour at one enjoyable sitting and thought-provoking enough to deserve re-reading.\"--Suzi Feay, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDevotion\u003c\/i\u003e shows rather than tells what it means to give a life to writing.\"--Katherine Cooper, \u003ci\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patti Smith, a National Book Award-winning author, 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 café or on a train, Smith generously opens her notebooks and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in this arresting and original book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patti Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Why I Write\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300218626","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447046672521,"sku":"9780300218626","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_755fd078-1779-49dc-85cc-39201f6ca72a.jpg?v=1715911394","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/devotion-9780300218626","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}