{"product_id":"a-book-of-days","title":"A Book of Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days, m\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eore than 365 images chart Patti Smith's singular aesthetic \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e inspired by her wildly popular Instagram.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message \"Hello Everybody!\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKnown for shooting with her beloved Land Camera 250, Smith started posting images from her phone including portraits of her kids, her radiator, her boots, and her Abyssinian cat, Cairo. Followers felt an immediate affinity with these miniature windows into Smith's world, photographs of her daily coffee, the books she's reading, the graves of beloved heroes \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Simone Weil, Albert Camus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver time, a coherent story of a life devoted to art took shape, and more than a million followers responded to Smith's unique aesthetic in images that chart her passions, devotions, obsessions, and whims. Original to this book are vintage photographs: anniversary pearls, a mother's keychain, and a husband's Mosrite guitar. Here, too, are never-before-seen photos of life on and off the road, train stations, obscure cafes, a notebook always nearby. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn wide-ranging yet intimate daily notations, Smith shares dispatches from her travels around the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith 365 photographs, taking you through a single year, \u003cem\u003eA Book of Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer, and performer. Hopeful, elegiac, playful \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– and complete with an introduction by Smith that explores her documentary process \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– \u003cem\u003eA Book of Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times, an inspirational map of an artist's life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patti Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43556359373057,"sku":"9781526650993","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1030.png?v=1717674150","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/a-book-of-days","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}