Book of Longing

Leonard Cohen

Oct 2018 · Penguin · Narrated by Leonard Cohen

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3 hr 12 min

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Book of Longing written and read by Leonard Cohen.

Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since Book of Mercy was published two decades ago. It collects Cohen's poetry written between the 1980s and 2006, when this book was first published.
Book of Longing demonstrates the range and depth of Cohen's work, revealing an extraordinary gift of language that speaks with rare clarity, passion and timelessness.

'Awe-inspiring. . . Cohen emerges as the wry, sensual mystic his champions have always known he was' Sunday Telegraph

'Exceptional. Clear yet steamy, cosmic yet private, both playful and profound. . . as soulful a credo as he has ever put on paper' New York Times

'Cohen maps this wasteland of the heart with humour, and sometimes anger' Independent

About the author

Leonard Cohen was born in Montreal in 1934. He attended McGill University and published his first collection of poetry, The Spice Box of Earth, in 1956. Since then he has published eleven books, including two novels, The Favourite Game (1963) and Beautiful Losers (1966). He has made seventeen albums, the latest being Dear Heather (2004). Numerous tribute albums, in many languages, have celebrated his songs. His work is known and loved throughout the world.

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