Yoko - A Biography

"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.' ... 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. ... This ... biography of Yoko Ono's life will change that. In this book, Yoko Ono takes center stage. [Her] life, independent of Lennon, was an amazing journey. Yoko spans from her birth to wealthy parents in pre-war Tokyo, her harrowing experience as a child during the war, her arrival in avant-garde art scene 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"--

About the author

David Sheff is the author of multiple books including the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Beautiful Boy, which was turned into a movie starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, WIRED, Playboy, and elsewhere. His piece for The New York Times, "My Addicted Son," received an award from the American Psychological Association for Outstanding Contribution to Advancing the Understanding of Addictions.

Product details

• Authors: David Sheff, David Sheff
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781982188245
• ISBN: 978-1-982188-24-5
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography: arts & entertainment, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: arts and entertainment