Product Description
Published in 1956 to immediate acclaim, Leonard Cohen’s first published book contains poems written between the ages of fifteen and twenty. Now new generations of readers will rediscover not only the early, though no less accomplished and passionate, work of one of our most beloved writers, but poetry that resonates loudly with relevance today.
About the Author
Leonard Cohen’s artistic career began in 1956 with the publication of his first book of poetry,
Let Us Compare Mythologies (just reissued). He has published two novels,
The Favourite Game and
Beautiful Losers, and ten books of poetry, most recently
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs and
Book of Longing. He has to date made seventeen albums, the latest being
Dear Heather. Numerous tribute albums, in many languages, have celebrated his songs. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Montreal.