Year of the monkey
(Book)
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Status
Burlington Public Library - Non-fiction
818.5403 SMITH 2019
1 available
818.5403 SMITH 2019
1 available
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Burlington Public Library - Non-fiction | 818.5403 SMITH 2019 | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
171 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
Description
"A memoir about the year 2016 in which dreams and reality are interwoven" -- Provided by publisher.
Description
Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland with no design, yet heeding signs--including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a stranger's words, "Anything is possible: after all, it's the Year of the Monkey." For Smith--inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing--the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life's gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Smith melds the western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places, this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment set in. But as Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope for a better world. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smith, P. (2019). Year of the monkey (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Patti. 2019. Year of the Monkey. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Patti. Year of the Monkey New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smith, Patti. Year of the Monkey First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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