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The John Lennon Letters (Standard format, CD)
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John Lennon was a writer as well as a musician. It was entirely
natural for him to put pen to paper whenever he had an idea, a
thought, a reaction or a desire to communicate. He lived - and died
- in an age before emails and texts. Pen and ink was what he turned
to. John wrote letters and postcards all of his life; to his
friends, family, strangers, newspapers, organisations, lawyers and
the laundry - most of which were funny, informative, campaigning,
wise, mad, poetic, anguished and sometimes heartbreaking. For the
first time, John's widow, Yoko Ono, has given permission to publish
a collection of his letters. The Editor is the Beatles' official
biographer, Hunter Davies, who knew John well. John's letters are
in a way something of a mystery - where are they all? Over the
years many have come up at auction, then sold to dealers and
collectors. Or they have been kept by the recipients, locked up
safely. It has been a wonderful piece of detective work tracing
many of these 250 letters, postcards and notes, which are arranged
in chronological order, so that a narrative builds up, reflecting
John's life. It will be visual - in a sense that many of the
letters are reproduced as they were, in his handwriting or typing,
plus the odd cartoon or doodle. THE JOHN LENNON LETTERS is
fundamentally a book to read and study, providing a unique insight
into the mind of one of the great figures of our times. John's
letters are read by Christopher Eccleston. Christopher Eccleston is
an English actor who has had a hugely successful career in film, TV
and on stage. His regular appearance on the TV series, Cracker, in
1993 brought him recognition and he went on to star along side such
actresses as Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett. He won the 2011
International Emmy Award for his performance in Jimmy McGovern's
Accused. He played John Lennon in the 2010 TV movie in and has
twice been nominated in the Best Actor category of the BAFTA TV
Awards. Hunter's editorial materials are read by Allan Corduner.
Allan Corduner trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and
has appeared on stage in PASSION at the Donmar Warehouse, SERIOUS
MONEY in the West End and TITANIC on Broadway, and on screen in
YENTL and TOPSY-TURVY, amonst many other roles. He is a highly
experience voice actor and memorably narrated the voice of Death
when reading THE BOOK THIEF. He has read Elspeth Coopers' WILD HUNT
novels for Orion. Includes a foreword read by Yoko Ono.
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