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Year of the Monkey

Patti Smith

Year of the Monkey is a memoir by punk rock icon and National Book Award-winning author Patti Smith, reflecting on a surreal year of personal loss, wandering, and transformation set against the turbulent backdrop of 2016. Written in Smith's signature lyrical prose, the book blends dream and reality as she travels across America grappling with the illness of close friends and the state of the world. Published by Bloomsbury, this trade paperback edition features a striking black-and-white cover photograph of Smith seated on a beach.