Year of the Monkey (Hardback) Ekow Eshun historian Tom Holland portrays the

historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory

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Year of the Monkey (Hardback) Ekow Eshun historian Tom Holland portrays theFollowing a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected