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andlt;Bandgt;AN OMNIBUS EDITION OF JOHN LENNONand#8217; S andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Bandgt;WHIMSICAL POETRY, PROSE, AND DRAWINGS, andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Bandgt;REISSUED IN CELEBRATION OF THE andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Bandgt;70TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH. andlt;/Bandgt;
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"Lennon's marvelously clever In His Own Write was the surprise literary sensation of 1964....you get
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and#8220;andlt;iandgt;In His Own Writeandlt;/iandgt; features the same sort of surreal turns of phrase that insinuated themselves into late-period Beatles classics such as and#8216;Come Togetherand#8217; and and#8216;Strawberry Fields Forever.and#8217;and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;San Francisco Chronicleandlt;/iandgt;
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and#8220;Lunatic humor. . . Zany, offbeat, and illustrated by his grotesque and spidery pen. It jolts the reader into gusts of laughter.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;The Guardianandlt;/iandgt;
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and#8220;Fascinating. . . It goes down like pure whimsy and then back-kicks like a sick mule.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;The Sunday Timesandlt;/iandgt;
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"Bewitching."
--USA Today
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and#8220;Worth the attention of anyone who fears for the impoverishment of the English language and the British imagination.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;The Times Literary Supplementandlt;/iandgt;
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and#8220;[Features] a wit and love of words that recall[s] Joyce and fanciful drawings some compare to Thurber.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;Hartford Courantandlt;/iandgt; (Connecticut)
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and#8220;A quirky, funny collection of stories, poems and drawings.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;
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and#8220;Bewitching.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;USA Todayandlt;/iandgt;
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and#8220;Lennon's marvelously clever andlt;iandgt;In His Own Writeandlt;/iandgt; was the surprise literary sensation of 1964....you get Lennon's biting humor and brilliant puns: Lewis Carroll as rock star.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;Tampa Tribuneandlt;/iandgt;
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AN OMNIBUS EDITION OF JOHN LENNON S WHIMSICAL POETRY, PROSE, AND DRAWINGS, REISSUED IN CELEBRATION OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH. "
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An omnibus edition of two works of John Lennon's "fascinating...whimsy" (The Sunday Times, London) poetry, prose, and drawings that will "jolt you] into gusts of laughter" (The Guardian). A humorous compilation of poetry, prose, and artwork from two of John Lennon's classic works, In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works. Known as the Beatles's Renaissance man, Lennon is widely regarded as one of the most impactful musicians in history. Originally published in 1964, this "quirky, funny collection of stories, poems, and drawings" (The New York Times) is a must-have for John Lennon and Beatles fans everywhere.
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A reissue of John Lennon's classic omnibus of poetry and prose, illustrated with the author's own drawings.
About the Author
Best known as singer-songwriter for the legendary Beatles, John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. In 1969, Lennon married Yoko Ono and the two formed the Plastic Ono Band. Lennon was killed by a deranged fan outside his apartment building in New York on December 8, 1980.