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Leonard Cohen
(Musician, Poet, Writer)
[September 21, 1934 - ] |
Leonard Cohen Anthology (2001)
This thick collection includes 43 favorites penned by legendary
singer-songwriter, poet, novelist and iconoclast Leonard Cohen. Includes:
Ain't No Cure for Love * Avalanche * Bird on a Wire * Chelsea Hotel #2 *
(No) Diamonds in the Mine * Famous Blue Raincoat * The Guests * I'm Your
Man * Jazz Police * Joan of Arc * Lady Midnight * A Singer Must Die *
Sisters of Mercy * So Long, Marianne * Suzanne * Take This Longing * Tower
of Song * You Know Who I Am * and more.
The Leonard Cohen Collection
(2001)
A concise collection of 15 of Leonard Cohen's
best, including: Bird on a Wire * Chelsea Hotel #2 * Dress Rehearsal Rag *
Everybody Knows * Famous Blue Raincoat * First We Take Manhattan * I'm
Your Man * Joan of Arc * So Long Marianne * Suzanne * Take This Waltz *
Tower of Song * Who by Fire * and more.
Beautiful Losers (1966, 1993)
One of the best-known experimental novels of the
1960s, Beautiful Losers is Cohen’s most defiant and uninhibited
work. The novel centers upon the hapless members of a love triangle united
by their sexual obsessions and by their fascination with Catherine
Tekakwitha, the 17th-century Mohawk saint.
By turns vulgar, rhapsodic, and viciously witty, Beautiful Losers
explores each character’s attainment of a state of self-abandonment, in
which the sensualist cannot be distinguished from the saint.
The Favorite Game (1963)
In this unforgettable novel, Leonard Cohen boldly
etches the youth and early manhood of Lawrence Breavman, only son of an
old Jewish family in Montreal. Life for Breavman is made up of dazzling
colour – a series of motion pictures fed through a high-speed projector:
the half-understood death of his father; the adult games of love and war,
with their infinite capacity for fantasy and cruelty; his secret
experiments with hypnotism; the night-long adventures with Krantz, his
beloved comrade and confidant. Later, achieving literary fame as a college
student, Breavman does penance through manual labour, but ultimately flees
to New York. And although he has loved the bodies of many women, it is
only when he meets Shell, whom he awakens to her own beauty, that he
discovers the totality of love and its demands, and comes to terms with
the sacrifices he must make.
Movie (Le
Jeu de l'ange/The Favorite Game) (2003)
DVD
VHS
As a kid, Leo thought he Possessed, like a magician, the secret power to
make things happen. As a young man, he certainly knows how to make things
happen with women. But as his best friend Krantz would say to him, "Why do
you always ask questions you already know answers to?". Leo believes
firmly in what he invents from one day to the next. Images, impressions,
stories fill his head. That's just how he is: life, for Leo, is just a
game. Behind this childlike attitude, hides the very essence of his own
life's quest.
[Enfant, et tel un magicien. Leo croit possèder un don particulier, celui
de provoquer des événements. Des visions, des impressions et des histoires
défilent dans sa tête et il a la ferme conviction qu'il crée ses journées,
les uns après l'autre. Maintenant un adulte, il a racours à ce même
pouvoir, mais cette fois pour séduire les femmes. Voilà pourquoi, pour Léo,
la vie n'est qu'un jeu. Mais derrière ce comportement immature se camoufle
une profonde recherche du sense de la vie. Comme le dit si bien son ami]
Book of Longing (2006)
Leonard 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.
Dance Me to the End of Love
(1996, 2006) with Henri Matisse, Illustrator
A deliriously romantic song by Leonard Cohen that was
brilliantly visualized through the sensual paintings of Henri Matisse.
Cohen's song is a lyrical tribute to the miracle of love, the grace it
bestows on us and its healing, restorative power. Originally recorded on
his Various Positions album, and featured in Cohen's anthology,
Stranger Music, this poetic song is gloriously married to the art
works by Henri Matisse, perhaps the greatest artist of the twentieth
century. "I had this dance within me for a long time," Matisse once said
in describing one of his murals. Dance Me to the End of Love is the
perfect book for art lovers, song lovers, and all other lovers as
well.
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs (1993)
The selected work of the legendary singer, poet, and
performer presents a magnificent cross-section of Cohen's work--including
11 previously unpublished poems--and demonstrates definitively that Cohen
is a writer of dazzling intelligence and a force that transcends genres.
Book of Mercy (1984)
Prose poetry/psalms.
Death of a Lady's Man (1978)
Poetry and prose.
The Energy of Slaves (1972)
Leonard Cohen Poems (1956 - 1968)
(1968) Parasites of Heaven (1966) Flowers for Hitler (1964)
The Spice Box Of Earth (1961)
Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956)
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.
Music (Leonard Cohen)
Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Deomcarcy (2004)
Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1995)
Everybody Knows (Don Henley) *** Coming Back to You
(Trisha Yearwood) *** Sisters Of Mercy (Sting & The Chieftains) ***
Halleluiah (Bono) *** Famous Blue Raincoat (Tori Amos) *** Ain't No Cure
For Love (Aaron Neville) *** I'm Your Man (Elton John) *** Bird On A Wire
(Willie Nelson) *** Suzanne (Peter Gabriel) *** Light As The Breeze (Billy
Joel) *** If It Be Your Will (Jann Arden) *** Story Of Issac (Suzanne
Vega) *** Coming Back To You (Martin Gore)
I'm Your Man (2006) with Leonard Cohen
and Rufus Wainright
DVD
Sure to please both die-hard Cohen fans and the newly initiated, this film
is full of captivating music and offers an intimate portrait of a truly
singular artist, poet, songwriter, cultural icon. The Tibetan Book of the Dead (A Way of
Life / The Great Liberation) (2004)
DVD
Barrie McLean, director with Leonard
Cohen and Ram Dass
Death is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be
escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of
the Dead remains an essential teaching in the Buddhist cultures of the
Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this
enlightening two-part series explores the sacred text and boldly
visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom.
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Part 1: A Way of Life reveals the history
of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and examines its traditional use
in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Shot
over a four-month period, the film contains footage of the rites and
liturgies for a deceased Ladakhi elder and includes an interview with
the Dalai Lama, who shares his views
on the book's meaning and importance.
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Part 2: The Great Liberation follows an
old lama and his novice monk as they guide a Himalayan villager into the
afterlife using readings from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. The
soul's 49-day journey towards rebirth is envisioned through actual
photography of rarely seen Buddhist rituals, interwoven with
groundbreaking animation by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Ishu
Patel.
Ladies and Gentlemen/In Short (2002)
DVD Tower of Song - An Epic Story of Canada
and Its Music (2001)
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VHSc
"Tower of Song," a remarkable story set to an extraordinary
soundtrack, is a two-hour television special spotlighting the 30 artists
currently in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Shot on location across
Canada, "Tower of Song" places the artists and their music in the context
of their homeland as the camera catches the changing panorama of Canada's
vast landscape. An inspiring set of musical portraits created and voiced
by the country's greatest singers, songwriters and musicians: Paul Anka,
The Band, Lenny Breau, Wilf Carter, David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat and
Tears), Leonard Cohen, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, Denny Doherty (The
Mamas and the Papas), Gil Evans, Maynard Ferguson, Maureen Forrester, The
Four Lads, Glenn Gould, The Guess Who, Ian and Sylvia, John Kay
(Steppenwolf), Moe Koffman, Gordon Lightfoot, Guy Lombardo, Rob McConnell,
Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Oscar Peterson, Rush, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Hank
Snow, Domenic Troiano, Zal Yanovsky (The Lovin' Spoonful), and Neil Young. Message to Love - The Isle of Wight
Festival (1997)
DVD
VHS Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen
(1993)
VHS Ladies and Gentlemen ... Mr. Leonard
Cohen (1965)
DVD
VHS Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1935-1977
(Date?)
DVD
90-minute documentary film which reviews the poetry, music,
performances, and career of one of contemporary Canada's greatest artists.
Features include musical performances of Leonard Cohen reviewed by our
team of esteemed experts, obscure footage, rare interviews, and scarcely
seen photographs of and with Leonard and review, comment, criticism and
insight from; official Cohen biographer, Ira Nadel; Leonards regular
guitarist and band leader, Ron Cornelius; producer on the New Skin For The
Old Ceremony and New Positions albums, John Lissauer, Cohens backing
vocalist, Ronee Blakley and many more. I Am a Hotel (Date?)
VHS
God Is Alive: Magic is Afoot
(2000)
Short paragraph taken from the novel,
Beautiful Losers.
Intricate Preparations: Writing Leonard Cohen
(2000), Stephen Scobie, ed.
This essay collection reflects the scope and reach
of Leonard Cohen’s influence. It ranges from academic essays that consider
the treatment of the Holocaust in Cohen’s poetry, aspects of personal and
national identity in his novels, and the theoretical problems of
performance in his songs, to less formal discussions such as an Internet
newsgroup thread on “Closing Time” and a description of fan reactions to
his concert performances in Germany. Several writers pay tribute to Cohen
by contributing poems that “translate” his work into new idioms. The book
also includes two new poems by Cohen himself. Intricate Preparations is
fully international in scope, with contributions coming from Australia,
Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Norway, and Finland, as well as
Canada—including something from the Governor-General herself.
The Future (1993)
Songs of Leonard Cohen, Herewith: Music, Words, and Photographs (1969)
Yesterday's Tomorrow (2008
release) by Marc Hendrickx
Focusing on a man who succeeded unlike any other in
reconciling literature and poetry with pop music, this analysis digs deep
into the work of Leonard Cohen and finds original views on humanity,
happiness, consciousness, love, old age, and death. Offering a
new perspective, the book gives a lively insight on Cohen's work and shows
its depth and relevance for a new generation.
Looking for Leonard (2007)
Movie that takes the name of "Leonard" from Leonard
Cohen.
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Dylan and Cohen (2004) by Author:
David Boucher
Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are widely acknowledged as the
great pop poets of the 1960s, transforming the popular song into a medium
for questionng the personal, social, and political norms of their times.
They emerged at a time when the music industry was transforming the
revolutionary sound of black music into something bland, homogenous, and
fit for mass consumption. For many members of their generation, Dylan and
Cohen were able to articulate what they were feeling and could not
express: anti-establishement anger, angst, and despondency.
Dylan and Cohen is a fascinating political, psychological and artistic
profile of these two iconic writers and performers. With reference to both
biographical details and lyrics. David Boucher explores their similarities
and differences, tracing the development of religious political, and
social themes in their work and the ways in which those ideas engaged a
new audience.
A must-read for all serious fans of either Dylan or Cohen, this book will
also engage anyone interested in the North America of the 1960s, or more
generally in the relationship between music, identity and politics.
Sun After Dark: Flights into the Foreign (2004) by
Pico Iyer
One of the best travel writers now at work in the English language brings
back the sights and sounds from a dozen different frontiers. A cryptic
encounter in the perfumed darkness of Bali; a tour of a Bolivian prison,
conducted by an enterprising inmate; a nightmarish taxi ride across
southern Yemen, where the men with guns may be customs inspectors or
revolutionaries–these are just three of the stops on Pico Iyer’s latest
itinerary.
But the true subject of Sun After Dark is the dislocations of the
mind in transit. And so Iyer takes us along to meditate with
Leonard Cohen and talk geopolitics with the
Dalai
Lama. He navigates the Magritte-like landscape of jet lag, “a place
that no human had ever been until forty or so years ago.” And on every
page of this poetic and provocative book, he compels us to redraw our map
of the world.
Hydra and the Bananas of Leonard Cohen
(2003) by Roger Green
Having passed the age of fifty, English poet Roger
Green moves to the Greek island of Hydra because he has always felt
himself more "south" than north. But he is not sure what he will find
there-other than sun and the suspension of life's more mundane
responsibilities that every ex-pat longs for. As he wiles away the days at
his portable Olivetti, attempting to write a proper story, and the nights
singing for his supper at the Pyrofani, the local watering hole, he is not
quite prepared for a challenge of any kind. Let alone grapple with the
discovery that his terrace has an unencumbered view of . . . singer,
songwriter, and counterculture icon Leonard Cohen's banana trees. Or more
exactly, that he'd soon be transfixed with the goings-on in the garden
adjoining the house that still belongs to Cohen.
What follows is Green's fantastically discursive ode to obsession and
myth, relayed in a series of digressions that prove far more
illuminating-and life-affirming-than the facts laid bare. Combining
deprecating wit, unconventional style, and a decidedly playful mastery of
the English language, Hydra and the Bananas of Leonard Cohen proves, once
again, that (in the words of fellow poet Laurence Durrell), life is far
too serious not to be taken lightly.
Leonard Cohen. Songs of a Life
(2002) by Christof Graf
Leonard Cohen: Kill Your Idols
(2000) by David Sheppard and John Aizlewood
The consort of Janis Joplin and Rebecca De Mornay and
one-time collaborator of Phil Spector, Leonard Cohen has for the last five
years been a full-time resident of the Mount Baldy Zen Center near Los
Angeles where he submitted to the rigors of zazen and communal living. He
was officially ordained a Buddhist monk and given the name of Jikan
(Silent One). Born in Montreal in 1934, Cohen received international
recognition for his second collection of poems The Spice Box of the Earth
in 1961, rising to prominence in 1967 with his debut album The Songs of
Leonard Cohen. His most recent album, The Future, is his eleventh. He has
written two novels including the cult classic Beautiful Losers, and eight
volumes of poetry. Author David Sheppard explores Cohen's fifty year
odyssey through Judaic mythology, drugs, alcohol, sex, and Buddhism. What
he finds is a man with a unique ability to serve up bleak but heartfelt
individual truth. "Cohen has always been a man of surprises, so much so
that many take him to be a man of artful disguises (as he sometimes does
himself). His life has always been dangerously mythic..." -- Pico Iyer
Three Moments of Love In Leonard Cohen and Bruce Cockburn
(2000) by Paul Nonnekes
Three Moments is a
series of reflections on the work of Leonard Cohen and Bruce Cockburn, two
popular singer-song-writer-poets.
These two artists, so different in style and temperament, are brought
together in one work in order to compare and examine the way in which they
approach the question of love and desire-in their art and in their life.
Three Moments looks at how masculine desire, in its search for
love, expresses itself in song and poetry; at how the poetics relate to
the ideal; at the obstacles faced and the struggle endured. These issues
are examined from the points of view of the psychoanalytic, the symbolic
and the universal.
Leonard Cohen: In His Own Words
(1998) by Jim Devlin
Fingerpicking Leonard Cohen
(1997) by Marcel Robinson
In Every Style of Passion: The Works of Leonard Cohen
(1996) by Jim Devlin
Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen
(1996, 2007) by Ira B. Nadel
Incorporating previously unpublished letters,
journals, notebooks, songs, and other writings--a massive archive that
Cohen himself has preserved--and hours of interviews with Cohen and his
closest friends and colleagues, Ira Nadel gives readers an extraordinary
rich and revealing life of one of the most fascinating and artists of our
time. Photos.
Take This Waltz: A Celebration of Leonard Cohen
(1995), Ken Norris and Michael Fournier, eds.
Discoveries of the Other: Alterity in the Work of Leonard Cohen, Hubert Aquin, Michael Ondaatje, and
Nicole Brossard (1994) by Winfried Siemerling
Leonard Cohen (1992) by Linda
Hutcheon
Leonard Cohen: An Annotated Bibliography
(1980) by Bruce Whiteman
Leonard Cohen: The Artist and His Critics
(1976) by Michael Gnarowski
Leonard Cohen: Prophet of the Heart
(1974, 1990) by L. S. Dorman
The Immoral Moralists: Hugh MacLennan and Leonard Cohen (1972) by
Patricia A Morley
Leonard Cohen (1970) by Michael
Ondaatje
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