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The Lives of John Lennon
Book by Albert Goldman
The Lives of John Lennon is a 1988 biography of musician John Lennon by American author Albert Goldman.
Albert goldman biography
The book is a product of several years of research and hundreds of interviews with Lennon's friends, acquaintances, servants, and musicians. It is best known for its criticism and generally negative representation of the personal lives of Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono.
The book contains numerous factual inaccuracies and was largely dismissed by those who knew Lennon personally.
Lennon in the work
When first published in 1988, The Lives of John Lennon was controversial because of its portrayal of Lennon in a highly critical light.
Lennon was presented in the book as a talented but deeply flawed man who manipulated people and relationships throughout his life, flinging them aside when they were no longer useful to him. Goldman, who was Jewish, also suggested that Lennon was an anti-Semite, that he was a heavy drug user