King: A Life

King: A Life

Author	Jonathan Eig
Subject	Biography
Publisher	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Pages	688
ISBN	9780374279295

King: A Life is a 2023 biography of Martin Luther King Jr. by Jonathan Eig. It won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography ^[1] and was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. ^[2]

Universal Pictures optioned the biography. A biopic is set for production with Amblin Partners. Kristie Macosko Krieger is set to produce the film with Steven Spielberg as an executive producer. Chris Rock is in talks to direct and produce the biopic. ^[3]

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on eighteen critic reviews with fourteen being "rave" and three being "positive" and one being "mixed". ^[4] On Bookmarks July/August 2023 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) from based on critic reviews. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Grynbaum, Michael M. (May 6, 2024). "The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331.
2. Stewart, Sophia (January 25, 2024). "2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
3. Rubin, Rebecca (October 5, 2023). "Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
4. "King: A Life". Book Marks. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
5. "King: A Life". Bookmarks. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
6. "King: A Life". Bookmarks. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

Bibliography

• Altschuler, Glenn C. (May 12, 2023). "Review: 'King: A Life' takes a fresh, unvarnished look at a civil rights icon". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
• DeGroot, Gerard (May 17, 2023). "King by Jonathan Eig review — Martin Luther King, a lying, cheating American hero". The Times. ISSN   0140-0460.
• Garner, Dwight (May 8, 2023). "The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331.
• Mack, Kenneth W. (May 27, 2023). "King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig review – a story that speaks to our times". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077.
• Mathews, Jessica T. (August 22, 2023). "King: A Life". Foreign Affairs. Vol. 102, no. 5. ISSN   0015-7120.
• Power-Greene, Ousmane (May 18, 2023). "'King: A Life,' Jonathan Eig's deeply researched new MLK biography, reveals a man beset by insecurity and personal doubt but grounded in moral conviction". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
• Sanneh, Kelefa (May 8, 2023). "Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Perilous Power of Respectability". The New Yorker . ISSN   0028-792X.
• Schlichenmeyer, Terri (May 23, 2023). "Book Review: Jonathan Eig shows MLK as the flawed, exhausted human in 'King: A Life'". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

External links

• Official website