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4683029Leonard Cohenhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/leonard-cohen-9781778522703/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4328785/image.jpg?v=638598463265270000253329MXNECW PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Biography, 2025</strong></p><p><strong><em>Leonard Cohen</em> is a literary masterpiece the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself. <em>Foreword</em>, Starred Review</strong></p><p><strong>With plenty of photographs, including of Cohen at his dapper best, this is a book to get lost in. <em>Booklist</em>, Starred Review</strong></p><p><strong>An in-depth and amorous discussion of Cohens life and work, fans old and new will find this page-turner a refreshing take on the singers engagement with a broken heart and the laws of gravity.</strong></p><p>Leonard Cohen has aimed high: to be all Jewish heroes at once. Like Jacob, he struggled with angels. Like David, he sang psalms and seduced women. Like Abraham, he moved from place to place and remained a stranger everywhere. But he never ceased doing what he did best: stepping into avalanches and reviving our hearts. From Montreal and New York to the Greek island of Hydra, <em>Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall</em> follows the singers cosmopolitan life and examines his perpetual dialogues with God, with himself, and with hotel rooms.</p><p>After more than two decades of research, Christophe Lebold, who spent time with the poet in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohens life and art. Gracefully blending biography and essay, he interrogates the mission Cohen set out for himself: to show us that darkness is just the flip side of light.</p>...4426849Leonard Cohen253329https://www.gandhi.com.mx/leonard-cohen-9781778522703/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4328785/image.jpg?v=638598463265270000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781778522703_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_<p>Leonard Cohen has aimed high: to be all Jewish heroes at once. Like Jacob, he struggled with angels. Like David, he sang psalms and seduced women. But he never ceased doing what he did best: going from city to city and reviving our hearts. <em>Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall</em> follows the singers cosmopolitan life from Montreal and New York to the Greek island of Hydra and examines his perpetual dialogues with himself, God, and avalanches.</p><p>We see how six decades of radiant pessimism and a few thousand nights in hotel rooms transformed a young Jewish poet who longed to be a saint into an existentialist troubadour in love with women and a gravelly voiced crooner who taught a thousand ways of dissolving into love.</p><p>After more than two decades of research and travels, Christophe Lebold, who befriended the poet and spent time with him in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohens life and art. Gracefully blending biography and essay, he interrogates the mission Cohen set out for himself: to show us that darkness is just the flip side of light.</p>...(*_*)9781778522703_<p><strong><em>Leonard Cohen</em> is a literary masterpiece the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself. <em>Foreword</em>, Starred Review</strong></p><p><strong>With plenty of photographs, including of Cohen at his dapper best, this is a book to get lost in. <em>Booklist</em>, Starred Review</strong></p><p><strong>An in-depth and amorous discussion of Cohens life and work, fans old and new will find this page-turner a refreshing take on the singers engagement with a broken heart and the laws of gravity.</strong></p><p>Leonard Cohen has aimed high: to be all Jewish heroes at once. Like Jacob, he struggled with angels. Like David, he sang psalms and seduced women. Like Abraham, he moved from place to place and remained a stranger everywhere. But he never ceased doing what he did best: stepping into avalanches and reviving our hearts. From Montreal and New York to the Greek island of Hydra, <em>Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall</em> follows the singers cosmopolitan life and examines his perpetual dialogues with God, with himself, and with hotel rooms.</p><p>After more than two decades of research, Christophe Lebold, who spent time with the poet in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohens life and art. Gracefully blending biography and essay, he interrogates the mission Cohen set out for himself: to show us that darkness is just the flip side of light.</p>...(*_*)9781778522703_<p><strong>Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Biography, 2025</strong></p><p><strong><em>Leonard Cohen</em> is a literary masterpiece the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself. <em>Foreword</em>, Starred Review</strong></p><p><strong>With plenty of photographs, including of Cohen at his dapper best, this is a book to get lost in. <em>Booklist</em>, Starred Review</strong></p><p><strong>An in-depth and amorous discussion of Cohens life and work, fans old and new will find this page-turner a refreshing take on the singers engagement with a broken heart and the laws of gravity.</strong></p><p>Leonard Cohen has aimed high: to be all Jewish heroes at once. Like Jacob, he struggled with angels. Like David, he sang psalms and seduced women. Like Abraham, he moved from place to place and remained a stranger everywhere. But he never ceased doing what he did best: stepping into avalanches and reviving our hearts. From Montreal and New York to the Greek island of Hydra, <em>Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall</em> follows the singers cosmopolitan life and examines his perpetual dialogues with God, with himself, and with hotel rooms.</p><p>After more than two decades of research, Christophe Lebold, who spent time with the poet in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohens life and art. Gracefully blending biography and essay, he interrogates the mission Cohen set out for himself: to show us that darkness is just the flip side of light.</p>...9781778522703_ECW Presslibro_electonico_9781778522703_9781778522703Christophe LeboldInglésMéxico2024-09-05T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ecwpress-epub-75ad40cd-1994-4777-93e3-45039c4afc92.epub2024-09-05T00:00:00+00:00ECW Press