| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
vi, 570 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
In this biography the author explores the facets of Cohen's life from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entree into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment, including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-558) and index. |
| Contents |
Born in a suit -- House of women -- Twenty thousand verses -- I had begun to shout -- A man who speaks with a tongue of gold -- Enough of fallen heroes -- Please find me, I am almost 30 -- A long time shaving -- How to court a lady -- The dust of a long sleepless night -- The tao of cowboy -- O make me a mask -- The veins stand out like highways -- A shield against the enemy -- I love you, Leonard -- A sacred kind of conversation -- The hallelujah of the orgasm -- The places where I used to play -- Jeremiah in Tin Pan alley -- From this broken hill -- Love and theft -- Taxes, children, lost pussy -- The future of rock 'n' roll -- Here I stand, I'm your man -- A manual for living with defeat. |
| Subject |
Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016.
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Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016. |
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Composers -- Canada -- Biography.
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Composers. |
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Canada. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Singers -- Canada -- Biography.
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Singers. |
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Rock musicians -- Canada -- Biography.
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Rock musicians. |
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Poets, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Poets, Canadian. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
I am your man, the life of Leonard Cohen |
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Life of Leonard Cohen |
| ISBN |
9780061994982 hardcover $27.99 |
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0061994987 hardcover $27.99 |
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