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A Broken Hallelujah : Rock N Roll Redemption and the Life of Leonard Cohen by Liel Leibovitz (2014, Hardcover)

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Why is it that Leonard Cohen receives the sort of reverence we reserve for a precious few living artists? Why are his songs, three or four decades after their original release, suddenly gracing the charts, blockbuster movie sound tracks, and television singing competitions? And why is it that while most of his contemporaries are either long dead or engaged in uninspired nostalgia tours, Cohen is at the peak of his powers and popularity? These are the questions at the heart of A Broken Hallelujah, a meditation on the singer, his music, and the ideas and beliefs at its core. Granted extraordinary access to Cohen's personal papers, Liel Leibovitz examines the intricacies of the man whose performing career began with a crippling bout of stage fright, yet who, only a few years later, tamed a rowdy crowd on the Isle of Wight, preventing further violence; the artist who had gone from a successful world tour and a movie star girlfriend to a long residency in a remote Zen retreat; and the rare spiritual seeker for whom the principles of traditional Judaism, the tenets of Zen Buddhism, and the iconography of Christianity all align. The portrait that emerges is that of an artist attuned to notions of justice, lust, longing, loneliness, and redemption, and possessing the sort of voice and vision commonly reserved only for the prophets. More than just an account of Cohen's life, A Broken Hallelujah is an intimate look at the artist that is as emotionally astute as it is philosophically observant. Delving into the sources and meaning of Cohen's work, Leibovitz beautifully illuminates what Cohen is telling us and why we listen so intensely.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393082059
ISBN-13
9780393082050
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170185907

Product Key Features

Book Title
Broken Hallelujah : Rock N Roll Redemption and the Life of Leonard Cohen
Author
Liel Leibovitz
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.6in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ml410.C734l45 2014
Reviews
This is a wise book, and it asks poignant and incisive questions... The time is right for an elegant examination of the man's work: his passions, his fears, his poetry, his anger, his loneliness, his redemption. The time is right for Leibovitz's A Broken Hallelujah., In A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen, Liel Leibovitz neatly limns the spiritual quest that underpins most of Cohen's work, from Montreal to Tel Aviv and beyond. Less about Suzanne than 'Suzanne,' Leibovitz's book highlights the novelist behind the songwriter, the poet behind the novelist, and the would-be prophet looming over them all.
Copyright Date
2014
Lccn
2013-047874
Dewey Decimal
782.42164092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes