The Lives Of John Lennon
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Behind the carefully curated myth of a peace-loving working-class hero lay a far more complicated, tormented, and mesmerizing human being — and Albert Goldman's The Lives of John Lennon tears back the curtain with unflinching precision. Published in 1988, this landmark and deeply controversial biography chronicles the full arc of John Lennon's existence, from his turbulent Liverpool childhood under the fractured care of his Aunt Mimi, through the stratospheric rise of The Beatles, to his reclusive final years in the Dakota Building in New York City. Goldman draws on hundreds of interviews to reconstruct a portrait of a man defined by contradictions: visionary artist and cruel wit, passionate pacifist and volatile personality, icon of a generation and a prisoner of his own legend. Goldman's work represents one of the most debated biographical studies of a 20th-century cultural figure, arguing with relentless detail that the public's image of Lennon was as much a carefully constructed performance as any song or album. His style is cinematic and unflinching, presenting Lennon not as a saint to be venerated, but as a fully human — and deeply flawed — genius. Whether one accepts or challenges Goldman's conclusions, The Lives of John Lennon remains an essential, provocative text for anyone who believes they already know the whole story of the man who imagined a better world.
Author: Albert Goldman
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Behind the carefully curated myth of a peace-loving working-class hero lay a far more complicated, tormented, and mesmerizing human being — and Albert Goldman's The Lives of John Lennon tears back the curtain with unflinching precision. Published in 1988, this landmark and deeply controversial biography chronicles the full arc of John Lennon's existence, from his turbulent Liverpool childhood under the fractured care of his Aunt Mimi, through the stratospheric rise of The Beatles, to his reclusive final years in the Dakota Building in New York City. Goldman draws on hundreds of interviews to reconstruct a portrait of a man defined by contradictions: visionary artist and cruel wit, passionate pacifist and volatile personality, icon of a generation and a prisoner of his own legend. Goldman's work represents one of the most debated biographical studies of a 20th-century cultural figure, arguing with relentless detail that the public's image of Lennon was as much a carefully constructed performance as any song or album. His style is cinematic and unflinching, presenting Lennon not as a saint to be venerated, but as a fully human — and deeply flawed — genius. Whether one accepts or challenges Goldman's conclusions, The Lives of John Lennon remains an essential, provocative text for anyone who believes they already know the whole story of the man who imagined a better world.