{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-by-christophe-lebold-9781770417441","title":"Leonard Cohen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the National Jewish Book Award for Biography, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeonard Cohen\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary masterpiece — the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself.” — \u003cem\u003eForeword\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“With plenty of photographs, including of Cohen at his dapper best, this is a book to get lost in.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn in-depth and amorous discussion of Cohen’s life and work, fans old and new will find this page-turner a refreshing take on the singer’s engagement with a broken heart and the laws of gravity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeonard 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Montreal and New York to the Greek island of Hydra, \u003cem\u003eLeonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall\u003c\/em\u003e follows the singer’s cosmopolitan life and examines his perpetual dialogues with God, with himself, and with hotel rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter more than two decades of research, Christophe Lebold, who spent time with the poet in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohen’s 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486490116332,"sku":"9781770417441","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/881156eda401874e5e435edc230d24eb.jpg?v=1775779478","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/leonard-cohen-by-christophe-lebold-9781770417441","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}