John Lennon

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra

Nearing the 25th anniversary of John Lennon’s death at the hands of a fanatic, Punto de Lectura now offers the updated biography written by Jordi Sierra i Fabra. This book is an essential tool in understanding one of the most charismatic and influential figures of the twentieth century, it serves as an introduction to the man who’s songs captured the dreams and ideals of a generation, and who remains alive in the collective memory of humanity. Description in A punto de cumplirse 25 años del asesinato de John Lennon a manos de un fanático, Punto de Lectura recupera, actualizada con los datos más recientes, la biografía que de él escribió Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Un libro indispensable para conocer a uno de los personajes más carismáticos e influyentes del siglo XX, que reflejó en sus canciones y en sus ideas los sueños de varias generaciones, y que sigue vivo en la conciencia colectiva de todos nosotros.

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

1947
—Born in Barcelona, July 26th.
1955
—Serious accident. First literary incursions.
1959
—First full-length novel, 500 pages. Firm intention to become a writer.
1964
—Graduates from high school. Attends technical school at night and works during the day for a construction company.
1968
—First professional attempts in the musical field. Founder of and collaborator in El Gran Musical radio programme (Cadena SER, Madrid). Additional collaborations with Radio Barcelona.
—Writes articles and collaborations for La Prensa in Barcelona and for Nuevo Diario in Madrid.
1969
—Correspondent for El Gran Musical in Barcelona.
1970
—Quits job and studies to work full-time as a music critic. Manages the weekly magazine Disco Express.
—Starts travelling all over the world with top musicians.
1972
—First book published: 1962-72 Historia de la música pop (1962-72 A history of pop music), the first work in its genre published in Spain and a best-seller.
—Works as an editorial adviser, collaborating, writing and founding several music magazines, such as Top Magazine and Extra.
1973
—Founds and features in Popular 1, a pioneer monthly magazine about rock.
1974
—Becomes executive manager of Popular 1.
—Finalist to the Ciudad de Murcia Literature Prize.
—Hosts the Semanario Informativo de la Música Pop (Pop Music Weekly News), a radio programme to be aired for four years on Barcelona’s Radio Peninsular.
1975
—Villa de Bilbao Novel Prize.
1976
—Resigns as executive manager of Popular 1 to devote himself to literature and travelling.
—Beginning of the musical anthology collection (biographies and history) Música de Nuestro Tiempo (Music of Our Time). Writes and publishes 24 books in the following years.
1977
—Co-founder of Super-Pop magazine, on young people’s music. Number one in Spain in its category after only a few months in print.
1978
—Finalist to the Planeta Novel Prize.
—Resigns as manager of Disco Express after 9 years.
1979
—Ateneo de Sevilla Novel Prize.
1981
—Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize.
—Begins publishing Historia de la música rock (A history of rock music) in 100 instalments (6 volumes) over 2 years.
1982
—First lecture circuits for primary and secondary schools around Spain, prompted by the boom in children and young people’s literature. Continues activities in schools to this day, giving more than 100 lectures a year.
1983
—Wins Gran Angular Youth Literature Prize for the second time.
1985
—Birth of the detective character Daniel Ross.
1987
—Author of the radio serial Ya es de oro (Gold Already) for Cadena SER.
1988
—Births of the literary characters Zuk-1 and Sam Numit.
—El joven Lennon (Young Lennon) remains on the young adult fiction best-seller list for 11 months.
—First books translated into Italian, German, French, Greek, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Dutch, English, Japanese, etc. (still translated to this day).
1989
—Birth of Victor, another literary character.
—First Daniel Ross film on TV, La sombra del delator (The shadow of the informer), aired on March 1994 with Mario Gas and Manuel Aleixandre in the leading roles.
1990
—Vaixell de Vapor Children’s Literature Prize.
—Timun Mas begins publishing Sam Numit. A total of 6 books in 2 years.
—Designs a trivia game on rock music.
1991
—Wins the Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize for the third time in 10 years.
1992
—Wins the CCEI 1991 Best Children’s Book Prize.
—Diccionario de los Beatles (A Beatles Dictionary), first book in the world published under this concept and title.
1993
—Publishes the encyclopaedia Los grandes del rock de la A a la Z (Rock legends from A to Z) in Italy, titled Los mitos del rock en vivo (Live rock legends), 100 instalments, 5 volumes.

Reviews

[Vanessa 🍉 · Rating 1 out of 5]

No sé si a esto podríamos llamarlo realmente una biografía. Ese título le queda grande. La mitad del libro es una “cronología” (más bien un punteo/ cruce de fechas y datos) que el autor no supo incluir en la narración biográfica y simplemente los dejó ahí para el lector. Porque al parecer era demasiado trabajo unir esos datos en un texto coherente.

[una filósofa viciosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Boris Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

No soy muy fan de los escarabajos pero este librillo me dio unas muy buenas perspectivas de lo que fue la "Beatlemanía" cool cool.

[Javier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un pequeño repaso a la vida de este artista. Como, a pesar de ser fan de los Beatles, no tengo muchos conocimientos sobre sus vidas, este libro me ha resultado muy entretenido.
Me imagino que para conocedores del personaje igual es más adecuado uno más profundo.

[Jordi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un buen repaso cronológico de Lennon. Una labor de recopilación que se agradece mucho para seguir los pasos de una vida corta y vertiginosa. Dan muchas ganas de saber más, tanto sobre Lennon como sobre Ono.

[Patricio Nicolás Castro Fuentealba · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,0 / 5,0

[Alexa Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Adrian F-301 · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh es pura cronologia
sirve para uno q otro dato random y no esta de más