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Yoko : a biography / David Sheff.

Summary:

This biography redefines Yoko Ono's life, shedding light on her often misunderstood and misrepresented journey. Once dismissed as a villain in the Beatles saga, Yoko's story is revealed beyond her association with John Lennon. Born into a wealthy family in pre-war Tokyo, she endured the horrors of war before becoming a pioneering figure in avant-garde art, music, feminism, and activism in London, Tokyo, and New York. The book explores how she faced intense public scrutiny, wrongly blamed for breaking up the Beatles, and yet continued to create groundbreaking work and advocate for peace. Drawing from David Sheff's interviews with Yoko, her family, and close friends, this biography offers a harrowing, moving, and ultimately redemptive portrait of Yoko Ono, elevating her legacy to iconic status.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982188245
ISBN: 1982188243
Physical Description: xxxiii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-327) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.