{"product_id":"im-your-man-the-life-of-leonard-cohen-9780063114906","title":"I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling, definitive biography of legendary artist Leonard Cohen, now with new afterword by the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is a crack in everything. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's how the light gets in.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- Leonard Cohen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, Bird on a Wire, and Hallelejuia, Leonard Cohen was one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intelligence whose work explored the definitive issues of human life--sex, religion, power, meaning, love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet before he even began recording, Cohen was an accomplished literary figure whose. poetry and novels brought him considerable recognition. His dual careers in music and literature have transformed one other, his songs revealing a literary quality rare in the world of popular music, and his poetry and prose informed by a rich musicality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm Your Man\u003c\/em\u003e explores the facets of Cohen's life--from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entrée into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment--including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk--offering remarkable insight into an artist whose reach, vision, and incredible talent has had a profound impact on multiple generations of writers, poets, musicians, artists, and everyday people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvie Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063114906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimmons, Sylvie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSylvie Simmons is an award-winning writer and one of the foremost music journalists working today. Born in London, she moved to Los Angeles in the late seventies and started writing about rock music for magazines such as \u003cem\u003eSounds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCreem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKerrang!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQ\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books, including the biography \u003cem\u003eSerge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes\u003c\/em\u003e and the short-story collection \u003cem\u003eToo Weird for Ziggy\u003c\/em\u003e. She has lived at various times in England, the United States, and France, and she currently lives in San Francisco, where she writes for \u003cem\u003eMOJO \u003c\/em\u003emagazine and plays the ukulele.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sylvie Simmons \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809093828765,"sku":"9780063114906","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f9651154-8329-4863-8425-e8ab1a7de41d.jpg?v=1775556254","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/im-your-man-the-life-of-leonard-cohen-9780063114906","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}