從我的青春時代起，她就是那顆最燦爛的星，她就是女性創作者不馴形象的化身。
──《時間裡的癡人》作者 珍妮佛．伊根
「我聽到笑聲、鈴鐺聲、赤足跑過寺廟階梯的聲音。
一縷縷陽光、甜蜜的滋味，那樣近，卻是一去不返的時光。」──佩蒂‧史密斯
在黑暗中懷抱傷痛前行的一段旅程
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他說，到頭來，世事只是故事的飼料，你我也不例外。
她說，但是我依然揣想美好之事會發生。或許明天吧。明天以及之後的連串明天。
那一年，唐納‧川普當選美國總統，歐洲各國遭受連環恐攻，
佩蒂‧史密斯與人生摯友訣別，帶著心傷踽踽獨行，
從紐約、舊金山、亞歷桑納沙漠，到回憶裡的艾爾斯岩、博拉紐生前居所，
她將這一年的漂泊與奇想，書寫成18篇深邃絕美的篇章。
◎所有世間的無常，她都能寫出美──一本在孤獨中生成的不凡之書
2010年，佩蒂‧史密斯以《只是孩子》書寫與已故攝影師羅柏在紐約相識相戀並投身創作的故事。接著，她在《時光列車》回到公寓對街的咖啡館，回憶亡夫、青春與所愛。而後，2015年邁入2016年的跨年夜，佩蒂．史密斯在舊金山演唱會前一晚接到摯友山帝的病危通知，茫然傷痛之際，她開始了一年的流浪，就從與山帝相約同行的聖塔克魯茲開始。
在這本浸潤至靈魂深處的書中，佩蒂．史密斯以不受時間與邏輯束縛的詩文字，引領我們前往她奔放不羈卻又處處留下跡象的漫遊奇境。她離家前往西部大陸，眺望融合現實與夢境的光景：從加州跋涉至亞歷桑那沙漠、到肯塔基鄉間陪伴臥病的好友山姆、到舊金山灣區探視病危的山帝。她以精純的詩意將事實與虛構融為一體，逐一探訪每個充塞回憶與想像的場景。對佩蒂．史密斯而言，這一年的持續追尋、思考與書寫，是她對生命轉折的估量：談失去、談衰老、也談無盡的寫作欲望。儘管意外、悲痛接踵而來，她仍以書寫交託讀者無數慰藉：她的智慧、逸趣、灼見，以及最重要的，對更美、更好世界的堅定盼望。
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作者簡介：
佩蒂．史密斯
集作家、表演家、音樂家、視覺藝術家於一身。佩蒂‧史密斯的創作天份首先展露於1970年代她將詩作與搖滾樂做革命性的結合。1975年，她推出首張專輯《群馬》（Horses），這張唱片爾後成為樂壇百大不朽經典。該專輯的封面就是羅柏‧梅普索普拍攝的佩蒂，身穿白襯衫掛著黑領帶，叛逆且新穎的形象，影響後世甚劇。
史密斯將垮世代的詩歌和實驗性搖滾樂結合，被譽為「龐克搖滾桂冠詩人」和「龐克教母」。她將19世紀法國作詩法介紹給美國十幾歲的年輕人，同時她中性的公眾形象和非女性的語言風格都走在時代前端，引領創作風潮。
史密斯最廣為人知的歌曲是她與布魯斯‧史普林斯汀一起創作的〈因為這夜〉，該歌曲在「Billboard Hot 100」排名第十三。她總共錄製了十二張專輯。
史密斯1973年在紐約高譚書店開了第一個畫展，1978年後，她的畫作都由Robert Miller畫廊代理。2002年安迪渥荷美術館為她辦了一場回顧展，展出她的畫作、攝影以及絲印。展題為「陌生的傳息者」。
2004年，《滾石雜誌》頒布的百位搖滾重要人物名單中，將史密斯列為第47位。2005年，法國文化部頒發藝術終生成就獎給她。2007年，她被列入搖滾名人堂。
2010年，史密斯信守承諾寫下攝影師羅柏與她的70年代紐約故事《只是孩子》，風靡英美書市，蟬聯紐約時報暢銷排行榜長達75週，拿下年度美國國家書卷獎。2015年，她再以《時光列車》寫旅途寫時代寫創作寫閱讀，獨樹一格的文風一如她的歌聲，再度登上紐約時報等各大媒體年度好書金榜。2016年，她代表巴布‧狄倫領取諾貝爾文學獎，並獻唱〈暴雨將至〉。2019年，出版最新文集《如夢的一年》。
史密斯的其他著作有《Witt》、《Babel》、《Woolgathering》、《The Coral Sea》以及《Auguries of Innocence》。
譯者簡介：
何穎怡
政治大學新聞研究所畢，美國威斯康辛大學比較婦女學研究，現專職翻譯。譯有《在路上》、《裸體午餐》、《阿宅正傳》、《時間裡的癡人》、《行過地獄之路》等。
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