The Mourning of John Lennon

by Anthony Elliott

Book Overview

Loss and mourning loom over John Lennon's life and legacy. Since his tragic death in 1980, he has embodied our culture's feelings of loss; he has become an object of mourning, of fantasy, of desire.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520215494
• ISBN13: 9780520215498
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

GREAT

I read this book and I believe it is a great analysis on the life of John Lennon. I appreciate the fact that the first reviewer has their own opinion on the book but it is really not a waste of time. I highly recommend this book!!!!!

Impressive

Having read the two previous reviews, I got a chance to look at the book in the Cleveland Public Library. It is a great source, and a nice addition to the other Lennon books out on the market. It is well researched and gives a clear (although somewhat academic) portrait of an artist worthy of an indepth study. I would highly reccomend to other Lennonologists.

Moving.

This book is unlike any Lennon book I've read before. It is intuitive and emotionally vivid in its description of Lennon. Beyond the myth of Lennon's "Beatle John" image, The Mourning of John Lennon manages to give you a powerful sense of what his life was about - up close and personal. Fantastic.