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Book of Longing
- Author
- Leonard Cohen
- Narrator
- Leonard Cohen
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 October 2018
- Run Time
- 3 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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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
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Details
- Author
- Leonard Cohen
- Narrator
- Leonard Cohen
- Duration
- 3 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 October 2018
- ISBN
- 9780241985724
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Musical scores, lyrics and libretti, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life
Synopsis
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
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