Bøger af Leonard Cohen

One of the best-known experimental novels of the 1960s, this uninhibited tale centres on the hapless members of a love triangle, and their sexual obsession and shared fascination with a mythic saint.Revolving around four central - and intrinsically flawed - characters, 'Beautiful Losers' is the frank and humorous story of a nameless narrator, his wife Edith, their domineering friend and mentor 'F' and Catherine Tekakwitha, a mythic 17th-century Mohawk virgin saint. The complexities of this three-way love, pain and lust are sent spiralling by the death of Edith and 'F' at the novel's start, leading the damaged narrator to question the nature of love, sexuality and spirituality in a series of explicit flashbacks.The extraordinary and inimitable singer-songwriter's classic novel, this is Leonard Cohen's most critically acclaimed literary work, echoing the dark poetry and wry humour of his timeless songs of loss, love, sex and religion.Not just an extremely funny novel, but an incredibly original and explicit examination of friendship, sex and spirituality.

This warm and lyrical semi-autobiographical first novel by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen charts the coming of age of Lawrence Breavman, the only son of a Jewish Montreal family.'Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the world is made flesh.'Lawrence Breavman seeks two things: love and beauty. Beginning with the innocent games of delicious misadventure with first love Lisa and the absorbing wanders through Montreal with best friend Krantz, Breavman's tale is a distant echo of 'Catcher in the Rye' and 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' - injected with 1960s aesthetics and Cohen's unique poetry. As Breavman grows into a young man, the emerging writer continues his quest for beauty and love, finding himself in the arms of Shell and a burgeoning realisation of his own talent for appreciating majesty in the grotesque.Semi-autobiographical, the angst and beauty of Cohen's voice deftly channel the painful confusion of the journey into adulthood, and the friendships, wars and lovers that are our guides.

One of Leonard Cohen's best loved volumes of poetry; a personal and powerful collection, popular since its original publication over thirty years ago

Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since Book of Mercy was published two decades ago. It collects Cohen's poetry written between the 1980s and the present, and also includes his wonderfully witty and sensuous illustrations, including numerous playful self-portraits. The illustrations interact with, and complement, the poetry in unexpected and fascinating ways. Book of Longing demonstrates the range and depth of Cohen's work, revealing an extraordinary gift of language and visual art that speak with rare clarity, passion and timelessness.

The final collection of poetry from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam Cohen

Omdrejningspunktet for Leonard Cohens mest læste roman, Smukke tabere, er de tre hovedpersoners intrikate kærligheds- og elskovstrekant samt deres særdeles fejlbarlige personligheder. Den navnløse hovedperson, hans kone Edith og deres mystiske ven og mentor ’F’ deler en stor fascination og erotisk lyst rettet mod Catherine Tekakwitha, en 1600-talshelgen, som var en del af mohawk-stammen. Deres fælles fantasier om hende udbygges hurtigt, men den komplekse trekant smadres, da Edith og ’F’ dør i starten af romanen, og hovedpersonen tvinges til at konfrontere sit eget syn på smerte, kærlighed, troskab og lidenskab i en stribe erotiske flashbacks.Smukke tabere er Leonard Cohens mest læste og fejrede litterære værk. Romanen udkom, før Cohen begyndte sin karriere som sanger og sangskriver, og den dag i dag er den bredt læst i hele verden og betragtes som den første egentlige post-moderne roman i Canada. Smukke tabere mimer den mørke poesi og tørre humor i Cohens tidsløse sangtekster om tab, kærlighed, sex og religion.

The passionate and accomplished debut collection of poetry from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERNamed a Fall Read by Vogue, Esquire, The Washington Post, TIME, Vanity Fair and O, the Oprah Magazine. One of Daily Mail and Financial Times's Best Books of 2018."There are very, very few people who occupy the ground that Leonard Cohen walks on." -BONOThe Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.A reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, The Flame is a valedictory work."This volume contains my father's final efforts as a poet," writes Cohen's son, Adam Cohen, in his foreword. "It was what he was staying alive to do, his sole breathing purpose at the end."Leonard Cohen died in late 2016. But "each page of paper that he blackened," in the words of his son, "was lasting evidence of a burning soul."

In the decades since he recorded his first album, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure--and one of the most literate, daring, and affecting poet-songwriters in the world.Stranger Music presents a magnificent cross-section of Cohen's work--including the legendary songs "e;Suzanne,"e; "e;Sisters of Mercy,"e; "e;Bird on a Wire,"e; "e;Famous Blue Raincoat,"e; "e;I'm Your Man,"e; and "e;The Future"e;; selections from such books as Flowers for Hitler, Beautiful Losers, and Death of a Lady's Man, and eleven previously unpublished poems. This volumedemonstrates definitively that Cohen is a writer of dazzling intelligence and a force that transcends genres.

An anthology that includes such legendary songs as "Suzanne", "Sisters of Mercy", "Bird on the Wire", "Famous Blue Raincoat" and "I'm Your Man" and poems from many collections including "Flowers for Hitler", "Beautiful Losers" and "Death of a Lady's Man".

I 1963 udkom Leonard Cohens romandebut Yndlingslegen, men allerede i 1956 skrev han den indtil nu uudgivne roman De spedalskes ballet. Senere har Cohen selv udtalt om bogen, at den ”sikkert er en bedre roman end Yndlingslegen”, men det er alligevel først nu, romanen og de medfølgende noveller ser dagens lys. Er man fan af den ældre Cohens helt særlige tekstunivers, så kan man allerede i de tidlige tekster genkende mesterens umiskendelige pen, fokus på det erotiske og de sprøde og filosofiske sætninger.I De spedalskes ballet bor en mand alene på et værelse i Quebec, indtil han en dag får en besked om, at hans eneste levende familiemedlem er på vej for at bo hos ham, en gammel bedstefar, han aldrig har mødt før. Da den gamle bedstefar står af toget, tager tingene fart. Bedstefaren overfalder en politibetjent verbalt, så spytter han på ham, og da hovedpersonen endelig får fat i ham, når han at slå betjenten i hovedet med sin stok så hårdt, at han synker sammen, og blodet sprøjter. De flygter derfra, hjem til det lille værelse, hvor bedstefar bliver installeret. Han viser sig snart som en, der ingen respekt har for regler og autoriteter, han gør lige præcis, hvad han vil til hver en tid. Hovedpersonen er først forfærdet over bedstefarens opførsel, men snart lader han sig inspirere af den grænseløse slægtning og implementerer hans væremåde i sit eget liv.Leonard Cohen skriver med en blanding af humor og dyb alvor om nogle af verdens udgrænsede eksistenser.

A magnificent selection of song lyrics and poems from across the storied career of one of the most daring and affecting poet-songwriters in the world.In the more than half century since his first book of poems was published, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure who transcends genres and generations. This anthology contains a cross section of his five decades of influential work, including such legendary songs as “Suzanne,” “Sisters of Mercy,” “Bird on the Wire,” “Famous Blue Raincoat,” and “I’m Your Man” and searingly memorable poems from his many acclaimed poetry collections, including Flowers for Hitler, Beautiful Losers, and Death of a Lady’s Man. Encompassing the erotic and the melancholy, the mystical and the sardonic, this volume showcases a writer of dazzling intelligence and live-wire emotional immediacy.

When his fist album was released in 1967, the author was already well known in his native Canada as a poet and novelist, and in the United States as the writer behind Judy Collins' popular recording of 'Suzanne'. This book includes lyrics from that album, together with many of his classics, such as 'Suzanne', 'Joan of Arc' and 'The Chelsea Hotel'.

Leonard Cohens debutroman Yndlingslegen fra 1963 er den delvist selvbiografiske fortælling om drømmeren og digteren Lawrence Breavman, eneste søn i en gammel jødisk Montreal-familie, som kaster sig over livets muligheder med glubende appetit. Hans fars nylige død har han svært ved at forstå, og han er mere optaget af den skønhed, som viser sig overalt. Den kunstneriske skønhed, og den sproglige, men først og fremmest den kødelige, feminine skønhed, som snart optager ham fuldstændig, og som han bruger lange nætter sammen med sin ven Krantz på at forfølge. Breavman vil leve betingelsesløst for sig selv, og han foragter det ordentlige og korrekte.Breavman flyver fra det ene seksuelle møde til det næste i udviklingen fra ung til ung voksen, indtil han støder på det smukkeste væsen, hans øjne nogensinde har set; Shell. Den kvinde, som endelig giver dybde til det seksuelle for ham, og giver ham en forståelse af nødvendigheden af det spirituelle for at opnå ægte kærlighed.

The uncovered novel and stories from the world's greatest lyricist, Leonard Cohen

"The objects, papers, and artifacts from Leonard Cohen's personal archive provide fresh insight into the artist's creative pursuits and the arc of his career over six decades. Aware from an early age that he was destined to make a mark on this world, Cohen preserved an expansive collection of personal letters, journals, manuscripts, sketches, and photographs. This densely illustrated book weaves together beautiful reproductions of these rarely seen documents with interviews and essays that provide greater context for the evolution of his public and private life."--Provided by publisher.

Published in 1956 when he was twenty-two years old, Let Us Compare Mythologies is Leonard Cohen's first book. Long out of print, it is now available exactly as it appeared fifty years ago as one of the four hundred copies published by the McGill Poetry Series in Canada, with its original cover and illustrations by Canadian artist Freda Guttman.

Leonard Cohens Vermächtnis. »Die Flamme« ist Leonard Cohens sprachmächtiger Abgesang, eine Abschiedsrede, bestehend aus Songtexten, Gedichten, Notizbucheinträgen und Illustrationen. 2016 starb im Alter von 82 Jahren der große Sänger und Dichter Leonard Cohen - und »die Welt wurde dunkler«, wie es in einem der unzähligen Nachrufe hieß. Mit Songs wie »Hallelujah« oder »Suzanne« wurde er in den späten 1960ern weltberühmt. In seinen letzten Lebensjahren wuchs seine Popularität noch einmal. Bis kurz vor seinem Tod arbeitete er an diesem Buch, seinem literarischen Vermächtnis. Wenige Wochen vor seinem Tod, gab Leonard Cohen dem New Yorker ein Interview, in dem er sagte, er sei bereit zu sterben. Er brauche nur unbedingt noch genug Zeit, um sein allerletztes Buch fertigzustellen. Glücklicherweise wurde er erhört.Entstanden ist eine Kartographie seines einzigartigen Lebensweges. Neben noch unbekannten Gedichten und Zeichnungen finden sich in diesem Buch zum ersten Mal ausgewählte Notizbucheinträge Cohens, die dem Leser das Innenleben dieses Ausnahmekünstlers erstaunlich nahe bringen.

Un poemario en el que Leonard Cohen trabajó durante más de veinte años y en el que ha volcado su saber, sus dudas, sus miedos, sus consideraciones en torno al amor, al mundo que nos rodea, a la muerte...Leonard Cohen es una de las figuras más fascinantes de nuestro tiempo. Su voz rota y leñosa ha cantado todas las miserias y grandezas de la condición humana a lo largo de más de cuarenta años. Muchas veces se le ha calificado como uno de los mejores poetas del siglo, gracias, en gran medida, a que su talento musical ha ido siempre acompañado de una asombrosa destreza verbal."Los poemas aquí reunidos vienen acompañados por dibujos del propio Leonard Cohen, haciendo de este libro un complemente imprescindible a sus canciones".ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONLeonard Cohen wrote the poems in Book of Longing—his first book of poetry in more than twenty years—during his five-year stay at a Zen monastery on Southern California's Mount Baldy, and in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Mumbai.This dazzling collection is enhanced by the author's playful and provocative drawings, which interact in exciting, unexpected ways on the page with poetry that is timeless, meditative, and often darkly humorous.An international sensation, Book of Longing contains all the elements that have brought Cohen's artistry with language worldwide recognition.

Originally recorded on Leonard Cohen's "Various Positions" album, and featured in his anthology, "Stranger Music". This work features the poetic song, "Dance ME to the End of Love". It is aimed at art lovers, song lovers, and all other lovers.