Just Kids
Book cover | |
| Author | Patti Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Ecco |
Publication date | January 19, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 278 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-621131-2 |
| OCLC | 496864395 |
| LC Class | 1 |
Just Kids is a memoir by Patti Smith, published on January 19, 2010, documenting her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe.
"I didn't write it to be cathartic," she noted. "I wrote it because Robert asked me to… Our relationship was such that I knew what he would want and the quality of what he deserved. So that was my agenda for writing that book. I wrote it to fulfill my vow to him, which was on his deathbed. In finishing, I did feel that I'd fulfilled my promise."