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Marguerite Duras her muted house. Dylan Thomas his modest shed. All seeking an emptiness to Patti Smith imbue with words. The words that will penetrate virgin territory, crack unclaimed combinations, articulate the From the renowned artist and author Patti Photo courtesy of Férial. Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of infinite. The words that formed Lolita, The Lover, Our creative invention Lady of the Flowers. There are stacks of notebooks that speak of years of A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—its aborted efforts, deflated euphoria, a relentless pacing of source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, con- the boards. We must write, but not without consistent necting deeply with an audience never met? In this effort, and a measure of sacrifice. To channel the groundbreaking book, one of our culture’s beloved future, revisit our childhood. To rein in the horrors artists offers a detailed account of her own creative pro- cess, inspirations, and unexpected connections. of the imagination and lay it out for a pulsating race Patti Smith first presents an original and beautifully of readers. 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, Patti Smith is the author of JUST KIDS: exploring the sources of her story. We travel through Photo by Steven Sebring. the South of France to Camus’s house, the garden ■ ◆ Why I Write 2010 National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction of the great publisher Gallimard where the ghosts of Mishima, Nabokov, and Genet mingle. She tracks The Why I Write series is based on ■ 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for Autobiography/Memoir the Windham-Campbell Lectures, down Simone Weil’s grave in a lonely cemetery, hours delivered annually to commemorate “One of the best books ever written on becoming an artist. Jesus may have from London, and winds through the nameless Paris the awarding of the Donald Windham- died for somebody’s sins, but Patti Smith lives and writes and sings for all of streets of Patrick Modiano’s novels. Whether writing in Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at us.”—Washington Post a café or a train, Smith generously opens her notebooks Yale University. and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in “The most enchantingly evocative memoir of funky-but-chic New York this arresting and original book on writing. in the late 1960 s and early 1970 s that any alumnus has yet committed to print.”—New York Times PATTI SMITH is a writer, performer, and visual artist. Her mem- oir Just Kids received a National Book Award, and her recent book M Train is a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller. Smith And M TRAIN: was awarded the prestigious title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French Republic. Her seminal album Horses has been ■ New York Times bestseller hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time, and in 2007 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Smith lives in New “An eloquent—and a deeply moving—elegy for what she has ‘lost and cannot York City. September Writing/Memoir find’ but can remember in words.”—New York Times Hardcover 978-0-300-21862-6 $18.00/£12.99 Limited edition hardcover w/ slipcase 978-0-300-23068-0 $150.00/£112.00 Also available as an eBook. 3 112 pp. 4 ⁄4 x 7 11 b/w illus. World 2 General Interest An excerpt from Devotion: Why is one compelled to write? To set oneself apart, cocooned, rapt in solitude, despite the wants of others. Virginia Woolf had her room. Proust his shuttered Devotion windows. Marguerite Duras her muted house. Dylan Thomas his modest shed. All seeking an emptiness to Patti Smith imbue with words. The words that will penetrate virgin territory, crack unclaimed combinations, articulate the From the renowned artist and author Patti Photo courtesy of Férial. Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of infinite. The words that formed Lolita, The Lover, Our creative invention Lady of the Flowers. There are stacks of notebooks that speak of years of A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—its aborted efforts, deflated euphoria, a relentless pacing of source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, con- the boards. We must write, but not without consistent necting deeply with an audience never met? In this effort, and a measure of sacrifice. To channel the groundbreaking book, one of our culture’s beloved future, revisit our childhood. To rein in the horrors artists offers a detailed account of her own creative pro- cess, inspirations, and unexpected connections. of the imagination and lay it out for a pulsating race Patti Smith first presents an original and beautifully of readers. 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 Photo by Steven Sebring. the South of France to Camus’s house, the garden ◆ Why I Write of the great publisher Gallimard where the ghosts of Mishima, Nabokov, and Genet mingle. She tracks The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, down Simone Weil’s grave in a lonely cemetery, hours delivered annually to commemorate from London, and winds through the nameless Paris the awarding of the Donald Windham- streets of Patrick Modiano’s novels. Whether writing in Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at a café or a train, Smith generously opens her notebooks Yale University. and lets us glimpse the alchemy of her art and craft in this arresting and original book on writing. PATTI SMITH is a writer, performer, and visual artist. Her mem- oir Just Kids received a National Book Award, and her recent book M Train is a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller. Smith was awarded the prestigious title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French Republic. Her seminal album Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time, and in 2007 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Smith lives in New York City. September Writing/Memoir Hardcover 978-0-300-21862-6 $18.00/£12.99 Limited edition hardcover w/ slipcase 978-0-300-23068-0 $150.00/£112.00 Also available as an eBook. 3 112 pp. 4 ⁄4 x 7 11 b/w illus. World General Interest 3 Why has no one attempted a history of fishing before? It’s only recently that archaeologists have looked seriously at ancient fishing. Their discoveries have taken the story back two million years. Only now can we write a history of human opportunism that began in early Fishing prehistory and continues into modern times. How the Sea Fed Civilization Brian Fagan Were some civilizations more reliant on fish than others? Which were the most dependent? Humanity’s last major source of food from the Pre-industrial civilizations depended on rations to feed Photo courtesy of Lesley Newhart. large numbers of people. Dried fish helped feed the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth A conversation workers who built the Egyptian pyramids. The Khmer of civilization rulers who built Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom relied with Brian Fagan heavily on cat fish from the Tonlé Sap Lake. The Moche warrior-priests of coastal Peru depended on In this history of fishing—not as sport but as suste- anchovy fisheries for much of their subsistence. nance—archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. Did fishing influence civilization in ways that distinguish it It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, from land-based food sources? nations, and empires to grow, but it did so with a differ- ent emphasis. Where agriculture encouraged stability, The important thing about fish is that it can be dried fishing demanded movement. It frequently required or salted, then transported in large quantities for use a search for new and better fishing grounds; its tech- as rations by soldiers and sailors, among others.