Just Kids只是孩子 英文原版

Apreludetofame,JustKidsrecountsthefriendshipoftwoyoungartists--PattiSmithandRobertMapplethorpe–whosepassionfueledtheirlifelongpursuitofart.In1967,achancemeetingbetweentwoyoungpeopleledtoaromanceandalifelongfriendshipthatwouldcarryeachtointernationalsuccessneverdreamedof.ThebackdropisBrooklyn,ChelseaHotel,Max’sKansasCity,Scribner’sBookstore,ConeyIsland,Warhol’sFactoryandthewholecityresplendent.Amongtheirfriends,literarylights,musiciansandartistssuchasHarrySmith,BobbyNeuwirth,AllenGinsberg,SandyDaley,SamShepherd,WilliamBurroughs,etc.Itwasaheightenedtimepoliticallyandculturally;theartandmusicworldsexplodingandcolliding.Inthemidstofallthistwokidsmadeapacttoalwayscareforoneanother.Scrappy,romantic,committedtomakingart,theyproddedandprovidedeachotherwithfaithandconfidenceduringthehungryyears--thedaysofcous-cousandlettucesoup.JustKidsbeginsasalovestoryandendsasanelegy.Beautifullywritten,thisisaprofoundportraitoftwoyoungartists,oftenhungry,satedonlybyartandexperience.AndanunforgettableportraitofNewYork,herrichandpoor,hustlersandhellions,thosewhomadeitandthosewhosememorylingersnear.