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Bezig met laden... Devotion (2017)door Patti Smith
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Patti Smith's "Devotion" is a wonderful little book. I read it, then re-read it again! There are three parts to the book and the first part, an almost surreal travelogue to France for a writing tour (how does Patti make eating a breakfast out sound so unique?) inspires the title story, the second part of the book. The story is a little different one for Patti, and it is a very moving and provoking story of a lonely (and alone) young girl obsessed by ice skating, perhaps the only thing she has ever truly loved. The third part of the book is a very interesting essay on why she writes. Another gem by the truly extraordinary Patti Smith. ( ) I love this book. It has everything you need to feel good about Patti Smith and what she does. If you don’t know anything about her, you might start with a more accessible work or music CD. The lecture is broken up into two parts. The first part a reflection on going to Paris to present a work which she hasn’t done yet and then later arriving in Paris and letting her emotions direct her inspirations. The resulting work is a novella (a literary parable of sorts) which is a hilarious amalgam of Stalinist nihilism, Camus, Duras, and Nabokov. Throw in some Alina Zagitova for flavor. It still brings a smile to my face just thinking about it. So good! Smith’s arrival into Paris is a mood setter. Metro Paris is Catholic and spiritually haunted but unavailable to Smith except in fleeting remnants. Ultimate meaning does not touch her, but naturalism as spirituality is her grounding. She stays there even if her experience of naturalism is ultimately absurd. This actually has really good pictures. I think her book “A Book of Days” is filled with her photos. I consider this book a luxurious meditative experience. If you know Jim Carroll’s work, you might enjoy the irony and humor of Smith dipping into the same pool of inspiration from the Pierian Spring. I read this in one day: enjoy it. The cover shows the French desk of Albert Camus from which Smith read his last unfinished work. A short and unsettling book from Patti Smith, probably best appreciated having read more substantial books written by her (Just Kids, M Train). There is an introductory essay/journal/travelogue, from which I could see ideas and influences in the subsequent short story that comprises the majority of the book. A short concluding essay and photographs of some pages of the manuscript of the short story follow. As is usual with Smith, there are photographs relevant to the text throughout the book. The whole is about creativity and attempting an approach to answering the question of why Patti Smith writes. Page 91: Why do I write? My finger, as a stylus, traces the question in the blank air. A familiar riddle posed since youth, withdrawing from play, comrades and the valley of love, girded with words, a beat outside. Why do we write? A chorus erupts. Because we cannot simply live. Beautifully written work. At first, I was conflicted over the novella but, at its core, I believe this book is about "why I write" and living the life of an artist. Still, the moments I love best involve the narrator drinking black coffee and eating a bowl of berries for breakfast. The final section provided a lovely culmination. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The National Book Award-winning author of Year of the Monkey, Just Kids, and M Train offers a rare, intimate account of her own 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 café 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. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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