Lennon: Like Swimming in the Air

The murder of John Lennon shook the world in 1980, shockingly resonating to this day as a musical and a human tragedy, and it was the very humanness of the victim that Marina Biti sought to present in this dramatic text. She highlighted the emotional side of John: his fears, hopes, strivings and aspirations, strengths, and weaknesses, and sometimes feelings of guilt. The author's overall approach can be therefore described as empathetic, i.e., as seeking to present a vision of Lennon, the m...