U2 leader Bono has announced his debut foray into the world of literature, slating a November release for his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A.
Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House), and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography.
Each chapter is named for the song it covers, with Bono’s life story weaved throughout the book.As a press release notes, Surrender will not only detail Bono’s entire musical journey, but also the critical moments in his life that both led to and accompanied it.
It spans everything “from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was 14, to U2’s unlikely journey to become one of the world’s most influential rock bands, to his 20 years of activism dedicated to the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty”.In celebration of his 62nd birthday yesterday (May 10), Bono shared an early taste of Surrender in the form of a narrated animation.
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