num_pages: 180
description: Collected here are selections from Patti Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene. Smith's work evokes the experimentation and the desire to break boundaries of those pre-punk days. Over one-quarter of the works selected are unpublished pieces from journals, performances, and Smith's personal papers. Heavily illustrated with photographs by Judy Linn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Edward Maxey, and others, Early Work brings together all sides of Patti Smith, from the thoughtful intellectual to the explosive performer.
language: English
title: Early Work, 1970-1979
titlecomplete: Early Work, 1970-1979
genres: Literature, Punk, Essays, Music, Poetry, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 1020
publisher: W. W. Norton  Company