Philip Norman is a novelist, biographer, journalist, and playwright. He is the author of the bestselling biography John Lennon: The Life and the history of The Beatles Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation. Norman has also published biographies of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and Elton John, as well as six works of fiction and two plays, The Man That Got Away and Words of Love. He lives in London.
"[A] haunting, mammoth, terrific piece of work." -- New York Times Book Review"It's this level of detail that makes Norman's 822 pages such compulsive reading." -- Bloomberg News"[Norman] sharpens what we know about Lennon at just about every turn...devotees will relish the new information, while casual readers will find a familiar story told more truly than ever before." -- Rolling Stone"[Norman's] definitive biography draws impressively on exclusive and extensive interviews with Yoko Ono and, for the first time on the record, their son Sean...densely detailed, intricately woven and elegantly told, John Lennon: The Life neither condemns nor condones, nor does it consecrate its subject. -- USA Today"The bad news is that John Lennon: The Life is so rich and enveloping that it demands to be read...it's a clear-eyed and compassionate study of a man...Grade: A-." -- Entertainment Weekly"Powerful and heartfelt." -- Washington Post Book World
This extensive, thoroughly researched biography traces the life of John Lennon, who, nearly 30 years after his murder, remains one of the most intriguing and respected figures in popular music. Novelist and biographer Norman, who recounted the story of the Beatles in Shout!, focuses here on Lennon's life outside his legendary band, with particular emphasis on his subject's tumultuous, unconventional childhood, his strange and sometimes shocking relationships with and attitudes toward his parents, and his two very different marriages. Lennon's treatment of his discarded first wife and long-suffering, seafaring father are examined in rich detail, shedding new light on his complex personality. Norman investigates both Lennon the public figure and, more interestingly, Lennon the private man, revealing a uniquely talented and influential artist and activist who suffered from sometimes debilitating insecurity and abandonment issues that haunted him throughout his life. Exclusive new commentary from Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, and sundry confidants and family members provides fresh insight to this accessible albeit lengthy work of popular biography. A highly recommended addition to any public library's music or biography collection. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/08.]--Douglas King, Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Columbia Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
"[A] haunting, mammoth, terrific piece of work." -- New York Times Book Review"It's this level of detail that makes Norman's 822 pages such compulsive reading." -- Bloomberg News"[Norman] sharpens what we know about Lennon at just about every turn...devotees will relish the new information, while casual readers will find a familiar story told more truly than ever before." -- Rolling Stone"[Norman's] definitive biography draws impressively on exclusive and extensive interviews with Yoko Ono and, for the first time on the record, their son Sean...densely detailed, intricately woven and elegantly told, John Lennon: The Life neither condemns nor condones, nor does it consecrate its subject. -- USA Today"The bad news is that John Lennon: The Life is so rich and enveloping that it demands to be read...it's a clear-eyed and compassionate study of a man...Grade: A-." -- Entertainment Weekly"Powerful and heartfelt." -- Washington Post Book World
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