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"An eloquent victory of the human spirit in combat with itself."
— Globe and Mail
"One of the most honest and courageous attempts in Canadian writing to grapple with ultimate truth."
— Books in Canada
— Globe and Mail
"One of the most honest and courageous attempts in Canadian writing to grapple with ultimate truth."
— Books in Canada
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Popular since its original publication more than 25 years ago, Leonard Cohen's classic book of contemporary psalms is now beautifully repackaged.
Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is revered as one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Now beautifully repackaged, the poems in Book of Mercy brim with praise, despair, anger, doubt and trust. Speaking from the heart of the modern world, yet in tones that resonate with an older devotional tradition, these verses give voice to our deepest, most powerful intuitions.
Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is revered as one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Now beautifully repackaged, the poems in Book of Mercy brim with praise, despair, anger, doubt and trust. Speaking from the heart of the modern world, yet in tones that resonate with an older devotional tradition, these verses give voice to our deepest, most powerful intuitions.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Cohen Connects With His Spiritual Heritage,
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This review is from: Book of Mercy (Paperback)
Leonard Cohen, always the great poet, has done a masterful job of expressing the spirit of the Psalms in modern prosaic, poetic form. And like the son of the chief psalmist, Cohen has traveled a road that has taken him through many life experiences, only to come through them to arrive at the knowledge of that which truly matters. Book of Mercy is not only a literary gem, but a book of enlightening and thought provoking inspiration for Jew and Christian alike, not to mention that person we often refer to as a seeker.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The Psalms, Updated,
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This review is from: Book of Mercy (Paperback)
Perhaps Leonard Cohen has never been a King, as was David, but the passion of his reflections truly invites comparison.Cohen struggles with G-d, in the finest tradition of Judaism-- indeed, of all spiritual combat. So he both speaks to G-d, and he listens. His listening compels me to listen with my own feeble ears. This is a book for all spiritual combatants, whether Jewish, Christian, or Muslim. Or any faith that is "of the book."
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stunning!,
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I love this book!!! Leonard Cohen is the arguably the most touching writer alive today. I always feel a real connection with his writing, and it always leaves me in total awe.
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