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A Ballet of Lepers
A Novel and Stories
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A Ballet of Lepers
An uncovered novel from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen.
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In A Ballet of Lepers, Leonard Cohen explores themes that would come to permeate his later works: shame stemming from feelings of unworthiness; sexual desire, in all its sacred and profane dimensions; and longing, whether it be for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. A haunting examination of these elements in tandem, this novel and stories are about toxic relationships and the lengths we go to maintain them.
Meditative and surprising, A Ballet of Lepers offers a playful, provocative, and penetrating glimpse into the world-weary lives of Cohen's characters, and a window into the early art of a storytelling master.
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ISBN: 9781838852931
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 162.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 480g
Pages: 272
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About the Author
Leonard Cohen began his artistic career in 1956 with the publication of his first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies. He went on to publish 12 more books, including two celebrated novels, and gained worldwide recognition as an iconic singer-songwriter. He released 14 studio albums, including three in the last years of his life when he also became one of the most acclaimed arena-performing artists in the world.
Among his numerous honours, he is the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2010, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature 2011, the inaugural New England PEN Award for Excellence in Lyrics 2012, the 2016 Juno Awards for Song of the Year and Album of the Year, and he has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the US Songwriters Hall of Fame. He died in November 2016.
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