Yoko : a biography / David Sheff.
| Author/creator | Sheff, David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Publication | New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxxiii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: Cut piece -- Introduction: Ocean child -- Part one: Above us only sky -- Part two: The ballad of Yoko and John -- Part three: Yoko only -- Epilogue: Everything in the universe is unfinished. |
| Abstract | "John Lennon once described Yoko Ono as the world's most famous unknown artist. "Everybody knows her name, but no one knows what she does." She has only been important to history insofar as she impacted Lennon. Throughout her life, Yoko has been a caricature, curiosity, and, often, a villain -- an inscrutable seductress, manipulating con artist, and caterwauling fraud. The Lennon/Beatles saga is one of the greatest stories ever told, but Yoko's part has been missing -- hidden in the Beatles' formidable shadow, further obscured by misogyny and racism. This definitive biography of Yoko Ono's life will change that. In this account, Yoko Ono takes center stage. Yoko's life, independent of Lennon, was an amazing journey. Yoko spans from her birth to wealthy parents in pre-war Tokyo, to her harrowing experience as a child during the war and her arrival in the avant-garde art scenes in London, Tokyo, and New York City. It delves into her groundbreaking art, music, feminism, and activism. We see how she coped under the most intense, relentless, and cynical microscope as she was falsely vilified for the most heinous cultural crime imaginable: breaking up the greatest rock-and-roll band in history. Yoko is a moving, propulsive, and vastly entertaining account of a woman whose story has never been accurately told. This work not only rehabilitates Yoko Ono's reputation but elevates it to iconic status" -- Jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-327) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2025398343 |
| ISBN | 9781982188245 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1982188243 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NX512.O56 S54 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |