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Books by Patti Smith

Patti Smith was born in Chicago in 1946 and grew up in South Jersey. She moved to New York City in 1967 and became one of the central figures in the punk and new wave movements of the 1970s, developing a poetic-rock style that drew on French symbolist poetry, rock and roll, and the Beat tradition. Her album Horses (1975) is considered one of the most influential debut albums in rock history. She has published numerous collections of poetry and prose, received the Polar Music Prize and the National Book Award for Just Kids, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.