Being John Lennon
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An intimate yet unsparing biography of one of the greatest and most mythologised musicians of the twentieth century.
L'opera di Ray Connolly si addentra nel vibrante mondo della cultura popolare e della musica, con un focus particolare sull'era dei Beatles. Come abile giornalista e narratore, Connolly cattura l'essenza dei suoi soggetti e temi con acuta perspicacia. La sua scrittura esplora spesso relazioni complesse e dilemmi etici, ambientati in vividi scenari della società contemporanea. Attingendo alla sua vasta esperienza nel giornalismo e nella cinematografia, crea narrazioni avvincenti che risuonano con i lettori.






An intimate yet unsparing biography of one of the greatest and most mythologised musicians of the twentieth century.
Aking a fresh look at the twentieth-century icon who fundamentally transformed American culture, a veteran rock journalist explores the extravagance and irrationality inherent in the Elvis mythology, offering a thoughtful celebration of an immortal life.
Ray Connolly first became knownfor his weekly interviews in theEvening Standard in the latesixties; later he was Atticus onThe Sunday Times. Among hisfilm and television credits areThat'll be the Day, Stardust,Lytton's Diary, Forever Young, adocumentary on James Dean andPerfect Scoundrels, while hisnovels include Trick or Treat?and Newsdeath.SUNDAY MORNINGSet against the London media world of the last twenty-five years,Sunday Morning is a stunningly powerful novel of passion, ambitionand mystery; a tale of intertwined lives and complex relationships.Towering above all is Hudson, the handsome, enigmatic, lonelyyoung American who draws everyone together, builds a mediaempire, and falls hopelessly but tragically in love.
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