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Dreamlike journey through an artist’s life and musings.

If you're someone who finds beauty in introspection and the artistic process, "M Train" by Patti Smith could speak to you on a profound level. Smith's narrative weaves together reflections and personal memories with the cadence of poetry. It's a meditative read that not only explores her creative world but also touches on universal themes of loss and hope, all while giving you an intimate seat at her favorite café sipping black coffee. It’s like having a profound conversation with an artist who has seen and felt deeply.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2017)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2016)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2015)
  • Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2016)
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ISBN: 9781408867709
Authors: Patti Smith
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY
Date of Publication: 2016-05-28
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.02
(rated by 47288 readers)

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M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café 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, we travel to Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Mexico; to the fertile moon terrain of Iceland; to a ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York's Far Rockaway that Smith acquires just before Hurricane Sandy hits; to the West 4th Street subway station, filled with the sounds of the Velvet Underground after the death of Lou Reed; and to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima. Woven 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. Braiding despair with hope and consolation, illustrated with her signature Polaroids, M Train 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.
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Dreamlike journey through an artist’s life and musings.

If you're someone who finds beauty in introspection and the artistic process, "M Train" by Patti Smith could speak to you on a profound level. Smith's narrative weaves together reflections and personal memories with the cadence of poetry. It's a meditative read that not only explores her creative world but also touches on universal themes of loss and hope, all while giving you an intimate seat at her favorite café sipping black coffee. It’s like having a profound conversation with an artist who has seen and felt deeply.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2017)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2016)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2015)
  • Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.