{"product_id":"m-train-hardcover","title":"M Train - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Best Seller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the caf s and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has described as \"a roadmap to my life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eM Train\u003c\/i\u003e begins in the tiny Greenwich Village caf  where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. Through prose that shifts fluidly between dreams and reality, past and present, and across a landscape of creative aspirations and inspirations, we travel to Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Mexico; to a meeting of an Arctic explorer's society in Berlin; to a ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York's Far Rockaway that Smith acquires just before Hurricane Sandy hits; and to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven throughout are reflections on the writer's craft and on artistic creation. Here, too, are singular memories of Smith's life in Michigan and the irremediable loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBraiding despair with hope and consolation, illustrated with her signature Polaroids, \u003ci\u003eM Train\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee. It is a powerful, deeply moving book by one of the most remarkable multiplatform artists at work today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATTI SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, performer, and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary merging of poetry and rock. She has released twelve albums, including \u003ci\u003eHorses, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been hailed as one of the top one hundred albums of all time by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith had her first exhibit of drawings at the Gotham Book Mart in 1973 and has been represented by the Robert Miller Gallery since 1978. Her books include \u003ci\u003eJust Kids, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the National Book Award in 2010, \u003ci\u003eWītt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBabel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoolgathering\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Coral Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAuguries of Innocence. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2005, the French Ministry of Culture awarded Smith the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, the highest honor given to an artist by the French Republic. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith married the musician Fred Sonic Smith in Detroit in 1980. They had a son, Jackson, and a daughter, Jesse. Smith resides in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.25 x 5.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michigan Notable Books (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42173941088391,"sku":"9781101875100","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b6a70388d1241736b8832ccb34894662.webp?v=1733371003","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/m-train-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}