There are a couple of Beatles-related books, one written in German and the other one in French that deserve to have English language translations!
Warum spielst du Imagine nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John? Hardcover
The first book which the title translates to “Why Don’t You Play ‘Imagine’ on the White Piano, John”, was written by longtime Beatle associate, Klaus Voormann. It has been reported that Klaus does have a desire to have the book translated but he has not yet found a translator that he has complete faith in. It truly is a shame that English-language audiences have been denied the opportunity to read Klaus’s great stories.
German Edition Published by Heyne Verlag, Munich October 31, 2003
My brother’s name was John Lennon
John Lennon’s mom Julia had a child after John, Julia, and Jacqui. Her name was Victoria, changed to Ingrid by her adoptive parents. Julia gave the child up for adoption and John never met her. This book written only in French is Victoria/Ingrid’s story. Though certainly not containing much, if any, Beatle information, it certainly would be nice to be able to read her story. Would also love to see a book written about John Lennon’s two half-brothers, David and Robin Lennon. These were the two children fathered by John Lennon’s dad, Freddie, with his second wife, Pauline Lennon. It would be interesting to know why the two brothers have shunned absolutely any association whatsoever with their famous brother!
French edition by Ingrid Pedersen Publisher : Michel Lafon (June 9 2005)
Have you got either of these two books? Have you translated them? Would be interested to hear from you.
Buzz
Other Books on John Lennon
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In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono (Signed Hardback)£44.00 -
In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono (Softback)
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Inside Number Three – The Illustrated History of Apple Records -
Bill Zygmant – Where Did You Get That Shirt? (Signed Limited Edition)£75.00 -
Just Like Starting Over: John Lennon and The Quarrymen£15.00 -
The One After 9:09£2.16 -
Shoulda Been There (Vol. 1) 1940 – Dec 1961£7.20 -
Shivering Inside (Vol 2) Dec 1961 – Jan 1963£7.20 -
She Loves You (Vol. 3) 1963 – 1st March 1964£7.20
May I please have further details about possible German translation? Thank you.
Angie-Klaus’s wife, Christina, has written to me on several occasions stating that Klaus was looking for the “right” person to translate the book for him. Apparently he has not found the person he is happy with, yet!!!
Hi, I’m French. I’ve got the French book ‘Mon frère s’appelait John Lennon’.
I am the author of ‘le Dictionnaire des Beatles’ (1995) also published by Michel Lafon. I recently wrote 2 other books i French: ‘The Beatles: Get Back to their roots – Les racines musicales de John, Paul George et Ringo’ (Vol. 1, 2020) and ‘The Beatles: Get Back to basics again – Les racines musicales de John, Paul, George et Ringo’ (Vol. 2, 2021), self-published with Librinova.
Jean-Louis Pollard: welcome to the blog it is so nice to hear from you and the information you have provided about your books. Would love to communicate with you via email. Perhaps David Bedford will allow me to contact you by your email. I hope that people that come across the blog will subscribe to it as that allows email notifications to go out to inform members/subscribers that new posts have appeared on the blog. Are you a member? If not, I hope you will join. If you have any questions, just ask! Thank you for introducing yourself to the members of the blog. Merci! If we exchange emails, I would love to see photos of your three books!
Hi John, I’m a new member. You can contact me by email via David Bedford (or by Private Message on Fb). He knows me: I met him in Mons (B) for his Liddypool book.