Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1994. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Second Printing. 8vo. 415 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This collection contains selections from the following books: Let Us Compare Mythologies; The Spice Box of Earth; Flowers for Hitler; Parasites of Heaven; Songs of Leonard Cohen; Selected Poems 1956 - 1968; Beautiful Losers; Songs from a Room; Songs of Love and Hate; The Energy of Slaves; New Skin for the Old Ceremony; Death of a Ladies' Man; Death of a Lady's Man; Recent Songs; Book of Mercy; Various Positions; I'm Your Man; The Future; and Uncollected Poems; followed by an index of titles and an index of first lines. The poems and stories here are far too numerous to list but some of the highlights are: When This American Woman; As the Mist Leaves No Scar; The Kite Is a Fictim; My Lady Can Sleep; Opium and Hitler; The Music Crept By Us; Cherry Orchards; A Cross Didn't Fall on Me; Suzanne; Teachers; Sisters of Mercy; Marita; The Reason I Write; A Great Feast in Quebec; Lady Midnight; Bird on the Wire; Famous Blue Raincoat; Portrait of a Girl; Dark at Four O'Clock; The Killers; Morocco; Chelsea Hotel; Paper Thin Hotel; I Knelt Beside a Stream; Another Room; I Bury My Girlfriend; Montreal; Our Lady of Solitude; You Have Sweetened Your Word; Dance Me to the End of Love; First We Take Manhattan; Paris Models; and many, many more..

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Some of the best work of one of the most enduring poet/songwriters of our time collectedWhen his fist album was released in 1967, Leonard Cohen was already well known in his native Canada as a poet and novelist, and in the United States as the writer behind Judy Collins' hugely popular recording of 'Suzanne. ' With the sucess of the first and through the release of ten more albums, Cohen Gained a reputation as a dazzlingly literate and consistently daring songwriter. Over the years his status as a cult artist has grown, and in 1988 the release of his album I'm Your Man' put Cohen back into the mainstream spotlight. His latest recording, 'The Future' has brought him renewed, widespread acclaim and this collection will include lyrics from that album, together with many of his famous classics, such as Suzanne, Joan of Arcand The Chelsea Hotel. STRANGER MUSIC brings together Cohen's song lyrics and a generous selection of his poetry (originally published between 1956-1992). It is a long overdue celebration of Leonard Cohen's extraordinary gift for language that speaks with rare clarity, passion and timelessness.

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 229592
Title: STRANGER MUSIC - Selected Poems and Songs
Author: Cohen, Leonard
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: Second Printing
ISBN 10: 0771022328
ISBN 13: 9780771022326
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1994
Size: 8vo
Keywords: canadian author; poet; governor general's award; literary; small press; magazine; journal; music; lyrics;
Bookseller catalogs: Literature; Poetry;

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