Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Girard, Philippe
Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Girard, Philippe

Leonard Cohen: On a Wire

A captivating, revealing biography of the legendary musician and poetLeonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the...
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Author: Philippe Girard
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Language: English
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Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Girard, Philippe

Leonard Cohen: On a Wire

$56.50
Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Girard, Philippe

Leonard Cohen: On a Wire

$56.50
Author: Philippe Girard
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A captivating, revealing biography of the legendary musician and poet

Leonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career.

A young Cohen traded in the promise of steady employment in his family's Montreal garment business for the unlikely path of a literary poet. His life took another sharp turn when, already in his thirties, he recorded his first album to widespread international acclaim. Along the way he encountered a who's who of musical luminaries, including Lou Reed, Nico, Janis Joplin, and Joni Mitchell. And then there's Phil Spector, the notorious music impresario who held a gun to Cohen's head during a coke-fueled, all-night recording session.

Later in Cohen's life, there's the story of Hallelujah, one of his most famous songs, and its slow rise from relative obscurity when first recorded in the 1980s to its iconic status a decade later with covers by John Cale and Jeff Buckley. And the period when Cohen went broke after his manager embezzled his lifetime savings, which ironically sparked an unlikely career resurgence and several worldwide tours in the 2000s.

Written with careful attention to detail and drawn with a palette of warm, lush colors by the Quebec-based cartoonist Philippe Girard, Leonard Cohen is an engaging portrait of a cultural icon.

Author: Philippe Girard
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.28h x 7.03w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781770464896


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/11/2021
Booklist 11/01/2021 pg. 46
Shelf Awareness 12/10/2021

About the Author
Philippe Girard was born in Québec City, Canada, in 1971. He published his first comic in a children's magazine when he was eight years old and has since published more than twenty books. His comics have received the Joe Shuster, the Bedelys Quebec, and the Bedeis Causa Awards. He lives in Quebec, Canada.
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