Publisher's Synopsis
The Lennon Companion brings together the best historical and contemporary writing about John Lennon's life and work. This collection of newly commisioned articles and reprints of important criticism and commentary from the 1960s to the present, covers The Beatles', as well as Lennon's own, career and music.
The book is a documentary portrait of Lennon as singer, performer, composer, artist and writer and includes articles from contributors as diverse as Joshua Rifkin, Philip Larkin, Pauline Sutcliffe, Gloria Steinem, David Frost and Martin Amis. There is international coverage from leading British, American, Russian and Italian writers of Lennon's lifestyle, marriage, concerts, politics and peace campaigning.
The editors have compiled a comprehensive bibliography and a list of the original issues of Lennon's recorded work.
