LENNON

<p class=ql-align-justify>The 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 <em>mummy's dead</em> his mates <em>come together</em>; he is drawn into <em>mind games</em>; he travels <em>the long and winding road</em> he <em>imagines</em> 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.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>From the <em>Foreword</em> by Lea Golub</p><p><br></p>