Widow Basquiat is a cult poetic biography of the infamous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, which traces the lives of Suzanne and Jean-Michel in short sections. Suzanne's memoirs talk about their life together, which they spent intensively in the obscene eighties of the last century in the glitz and misery of New York.
Jennifer Clement was Suzanne's good friend. In the biography, he presents the reader with more or less detailed descriptions of their relationship, which, oversaturated with drugs and alcohol, slowly but steadily breaking down until Basquiat dies of an overdose. The biography was also the basis for a film about Basquiat.
The author of the book Jennifer Clement is an American poet and writer who grew up in Mexico from the age of one. She completed her studies in English literature and anthropology in New York, and also studied French literature in Paris. In addition to it, Clementova wrote two other successful novels, A True Story Based on Lies and The Poison that Fascinates, and several books of poetry, including The Next Stranger, Newton's Sailor, and Lady of the Broom.
