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{{short description|2023 biography by Jonathan Eig}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox book
| name = King: A Life
| author = [[Jonathan Eig]]
| image =
| caption =
| 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 [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography#2020s|2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |title=The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2024-05-06 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/business/media/pulitzer-prizes.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
[[Universal Pictures]] [[Option (filmmaking)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title=Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce |work=Variety |date=2023-10-05 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/...r-king-jr-biopic-steven-spielberg-1235746488/ |language=en-US |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{Cite web |last1=Altschuler |first1=Glenn C. |title=Review: 'King: A Life' takes a fresh, unvarnished look at a civil rights icon |work=Star Tribune |date=2023-05-12 |url=https://www.startribune.com/review-...nished-look-at-a-civil-rights-icon/600274386/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=DeGroot |first1=Gerard |title=King by Jonathan Eig review — Martin Luther King, a lying, cheating American hero |work=The Times |date=2023-05-17 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-by-jonathan-eig-review-hfmdn9nwz |language=en |issn=0140-0460 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Garner |first1=Dwight |title=The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2023-05-08 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/books/the-new-definitive-biography-of-martin-luther-king-jr.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Mack |first1=Kenneth W. |title=King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig review – a story that speaks to our times |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2023-05-27 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...n-eig-review-a-story-that-speaks-to-our-times |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Mathews |first1=Jessica T. |title=King: A Life |work=Foreign Affairs |volume=102 |issue=5 |date=2023-08-22 |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/king-life |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite web |last1=Power-Greene |first1=Ousmane |title=‘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 |work=Boston Globe |date=2023-05-18 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05...ity-personal-doubt-grounded-moral-conviction/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Sanneh |first1=Kelefa |title=Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Perilous Power of Respectability |work=[[The New Yorker]] |date=2023-05-08 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/15/king-a-life-jonathan-eig-book-review |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite web |last1=Schlichenmeyer |first1=Terri |title=Book Review: Jonathan Eig shows MLK as the flawed, exhausted human in 'King: A Life' |work=The Philadelphia Tribune |date=2023-05-23 |url=https://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyl...cle_de7f02c0-65c9-53e8-af22-80d01f9b408b.html |language=en |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}
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== External links ==
* {{official website|https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374279295/kingalife}}
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{{short description|2023 biography by Jonathan Eig}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox book
| name = King: A Life
| author = [[Jonathan Eig]]
| image =
| caption =
| 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 [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography#2020s|2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |title=The New York Times and The Washington Post Win 3 Pulitzers Each |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2024-05-06 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/business/media/pulitzer-prizes.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
[[Universal Pictures]] [[Option (filmmaking)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title=Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce |work=Variety |date=2023-10-05 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/...r-king-jr-biopic-steven-spielberg-1235746488/ |language=en-US |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== Bibliography ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite web |last1=Altschuler |first1=Glenn C. |title=Review: 'King: A Life' takes a fresh, unvarnished look at a civil rights icon |work=Star Tribune |date=2023-05-12 |url=https://www.startribune.com/review-...nished-look-at-a-civil-rights-icon/600274386/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=DeGroot |first1=Gerard |title=King by Jonathan Eig review — Martin Luther King, a lying, cheating American hero |work=The Times |date=2023-05-17 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/king-by-jonathan-eig-review-hfmdn9nwz |language=en |issn=0140-0460 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Garner |first1=Dwight |title=The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2023-05-08 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/books/the-new-definitive-biography-of-martin-luther-king-jr.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Mack |first1=Kenneth W. |title=King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig review – a story that speaks to our times |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2023-05-27 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...n-eig-review-a-story-that-speaks-to-our-times |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Mathews |first1=Jessica T. |title=King: A Life |work=Foreign Affairs |volume=102 |issue=5 |date=2023-08-22 |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/king-life |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite web |last1=Power-Greene |first1=Ousmane |title=‘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 |work=Boston Globe |date=2023-05-18 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05...ity-personal-doubt-grounded-moral-conviction/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Sanneh |first1=Kelefa |title=Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Perilous Power of Respectability |work=[[The New Yorker]] |date=2023-05-08 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/15/king-a-life-jonathan-eig-book-review |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite web |last1=Schlichenmeyer |first1=Terri |title=Book Review: Jonathan Eig shows MLK as the flawed, exhausted human in 'King: A Life' |work=The Philadelphia Tribune |date=2023-05-23 |url=https://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyl...cle_de7f02c0-65c9-53e8-af22-80d01f9b408b.html |language=en |access-date=2024-05-09 |df=mdy-all }}
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== External links ==
* {{official website|https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374279295/kingalife}}
{{PulitzerPrize BiographyorAutobiographyAuthors}}
{{Portal bar|Books}}
[[Category:2023 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:English-language books]]
{{bio-book-stub}}
Okumaya devam et...