The John Lennon Letters - John Lennon

The John Lennon Letters - John Lennon

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Short Description

Full bibliographic data for The John Lennon Letters

Title

The John Lennon Letters

Authors and contributors

By (author) John Lennon, Edited by Hunter Davies

Physical properties

Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 400
Width: 201 mm
Height: 246 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight: 1,429 g

Audience

General/trade

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9780316200806
ISBN 10: 0316200808

Classifications

LCification:ML
BISAC category code:BIO004000
Nielsen BookScan Product Class:T4.1
BICMainSubject:AVH
BISAC category code:LCO011000
Dewey:B
Dewey:782.42166092

Edition

Annotated

Edition statement

annotated edition

Publisher

Little Brown and Company

Imprint name

Little Brown and Company

Publication date

09 October 2012

Publication City/Country

US

Main description

A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary musician and songwriter. John Lennon was one of the greatest songwriters the world has ever known, creator of "Help!", "Come Together", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Imagine", and dozens more. But it was in his correspondences that he let his personality and poetry flow unguarded. Now, gathered for the first time in book form, are his letters to family, friends, strangers, and lovers from every point in his life. Funny, informative, wise, poetic, and sometimes heartbreaking, his letters illuminate a never-before-seen intimate side of the private genius. This groundbreaking collection of almost 300 letters and postcards has been edited and annotated by Hunter Davies, whose authorized biography The Beatles (1968) was published to great acclaim. With unparalleled knowledge of Lennon and his contemporaries, Davies reads between the lines of the artist's words, contextualizing them in Lennon's life and using them to reveal the man himself.

Biographical note

John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940. A singer, songwriter, and musician, he was one of the cofounders of The Beatles. He died in 1980. Hunter Daviesis the author of over 40 books and has written for "The Guardian" (London), New Statesman, and "The Sunday Times" (London). He is married to the novelist and biographer Margaret Forster and they live in London.

Review quote

"The letters offer an opportunity to see Lennon less as icon than as human being." -- David Ulin, Los Angeles Times' Jacket Copy