King: A Life Explained

King: A Life
Author:	Jonathan Eig
Subject:	Biography
Pub Date:	May 16, 2023
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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]

Bibliography

• Web site: Altschuler . Glenn C. . Review: 'King: A Life' takes a fresh, unvarnished look at a civil rights icon . Star Tribune . 2023-05-12 . 2024-05-09 . mdy-all .
• News: DeGroot . Gerard . King by Jonathan Eig review — Martin Luther King, a lying, cheating American hero . The Times . 2023-05-17 . en . 0140-0460 . mdy-all .
• News: Garner . Dwight . The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. . . 2023-05-08 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
• News: Mack . Kenneth W. . King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig review – a story that speaks to our times . . 2023-05-27 . en-GB . 0261-3077 . mdy-all .
• News: Mathews . Jessica T. . King: A Life . Foreign Affairs . 102 . 5 . 2023-08-22 . en-US . 0015-7120 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Power-Greene . Ousmane . '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 . 2023-05-18 . 2024-05-09 . mdy-all .
• Sanneh . Kelefa . Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Perilous Power of Respectability . . 2023-05-08 . en-US . 0028-792X . mdy-all .
• Web site: Schlichenmeyer . Terri . Book Review: Jonathan Eig shows MLK as the flawed, exhausted human in 'King: A Life' . The Philadelphia Tribune . 2023-05-23 . en . 2024-05-09 . mdy-all .

Notes and References

1. News: Grynbaum . Michael M. . The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each . . 2024-05-06 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
2. Web site: 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists Announced. Publishers Weekly. Sophia. Stewart. January 25, 2024. May 9, 2024.
3. Web site: Rubin . Rebecca . Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce . Variety . 2023-10-05 . en-US . 2024-05-09 . mdy-all .
4. Web site: King: A Life. 2023-01-25 . Book Marks . en-US.
5. Web site: King: A Life. 14 January 2023 . Bookmarks.