{"product_id":"lennon-like-swimming-in-the-air-paperback","title":"Lennon: Like Swimming in the Air - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Biti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe murder of John Lennon shook the world in 1980, shockingly resonating to this day as a musical and a human tragedy, and it was the very humanness of the victim that Marina Biti sought to present in this dramatic text. She highlighted the emotional side of John: his fears, hopes, strivings and aspirations, strengths, and weaknesses, and sometimes feelings of guilt. The author's overall approach can be therefore described as empathetic, i.e., as seeking to present a vision of Lennon, the man, rather than - as one might typically expect - to focus exclusively on his role as a musical icon. The music that was Lennon's life is understood as a part of the very core of his humanness, which is why it is weaved into every step that Lennon-the-character makes. His \u003cem\u003emummy's dead\u003c\/em\u003e, his mates \u003cem\u003ecome together\u003c\/em\u003e; he is drawn into \u003cem\u003emind games\u003c\/em\u003e; he travels \u003cem\u003ethe long and winding road\u003c\/em\u003e, he \u003cem\u003eimagines\u003c\/em\u003e a world of idyllic justice that he wishes to share with everyone, etc. Allusions to the songs that made part of John Lennon's existence are, in fact, omnipresent in the manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eForeword\u003c\/em\u003e by Lea Golub\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924627685683,"sku":"9781916761223","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rbvgZcEo5l9781916761223.webp?v=1793832686","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/lennon-like-swimming-in-the-air-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}