In His Own Write

In His Own Write

"In His Own Write" is a book from 1964 by John Lennon. The book consists of short stories and line drawings, often surreal and always nonsensical. It is notable in that it was the first solo Beatle project in any form. It was followed in 1965 by "A Spaniard in the Works".

Lennon was adept at free association and improvisation in his linguistic explorations, which can be seen in both his prose writing and a portion of his lyrics. Use of puns, near-homonyms, bizarre imagery, disconnected narrative threads and references, creative misspellings, and abrupt, unresolved conclusions challenge the reader to either find meaning, or bring their own meaning to the text. It can be inferred that Lennon intended no deep meaning, but rather wanted to demonstrate his free-form creative abilities as well as his sense of humor.

Songs from the Beatles catalog that most resemble his unique prose writing style:
*I Am The Walrus
*The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
*Hey Bulldog Also, one can hear random improv lines by Lennon in studio recordings (especially on Let It Be) such as "Sweet Loretta fart, she thought she was a cleaner, but she was a frying pan", which was a play on the lyrics of Get Back. In many ways its style is similar to books written by Spike Milligan or the spoken nonsense of Stanley Unwin.

The book was also transformed into a play, co-authored with Victor Spinetti, who directed, at the National Theatre, premièring on 18th June 1968, at the Old Vic. Spinetti and Lennon appeared together in June 1968 on BBC2's Release. During the interview, Spinetti said of the play, "it’s not really John’s childhood, it’s all of ours really, isn’t it John?" John Lennon, assuming a camp voice answered "It is, we’re all one Victor, we’re all one aren‘t we. I mean ‘what’s going on?"'." Spinetti said the play "is about the growing up of any of us; the things that helped us to be more aware."

External links

* [http://beatlesnumber9.com/write.html Excerpts from the book]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • In His own Write — by John Lennon (1964)    At the very breaking point of worldwide Beatlemania, john lennon, who was directly afterward dubbed the “clever” Beatle, added to his notorious pop chart success with a literary best seller, bearing a name donated by Paul …   Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • write your own ticket — see ↑write • • • Main Entry: ↑ticket write your own ticket informal ◇ If you can write your own ticket, you can choose to do whatever you want or to go wherever you want because you have excellent or special skills or abilities. When he graduates …   Useful english dictionary

  • Write — Write, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen, AS. wr[=i]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wr[=i]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to rend, G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Write-in candidate — A write in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person s name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a… …   Wikipedia

  • write one's own ticket — verb To be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires. Mr. DeChadenedes said that any one wishing to back the Republican candidate could write his own ticket and name his own price …   Wiktionary

  • His Excellency (opera) — for a run of 88 performances, and in German translation at the Carltheater, Vienna, in both 1895 and 1897. The opera also enjoyed a British provincial tour.BackgroundFrom the late 1870s through the 1880s, Gilbert wrote a series of successful… …   Wikipedia

  • write out — The procedure used when a specialist makes a trade involving his own inventory, on one hand, and a floor broker s order, on the other. The broker must first complete the trade with the specialist, who then transacts a separate trade with the… …   Financial and business terms

  • write — (rīt) v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt’n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v. tr. 1. a) To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen. b) …   Word Histories

  • write — [ raıt ] (past tense wrote [ rout ] ; past participle writ|ten [ rıtn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create story/letter etc. ▸ 2 make words etc. with pen ▸ 3 create formal document ▸ 4 in computing ▸ 5 spell a word ▸ 6 when pen works ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • To write to — Write Write, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen, AS. wr[=i]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wr[=i]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”