New Releases by Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen is the author of Belos fracassados (2024), Un ballet de lépreux (2024), Un ballet de leprosos (2023), La danza dei lebbrosi (2023), A Ballet of Lepers (2022).

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Belos fracassados

release date: Mar 08, 2024
Belos fracassados
Escrito às vésperas da guinada do autor rumo à música pop, em que se consagraria como um dos maiores compositores e intérpretes da segunda metade do século XX, este romance de Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) é uma das obras mais experimentais da década de 1960. Engraçado, angustiante e comovente, Belos fracassados é uma tragédia erótica clássica, incandescente em sua prosa e estimulante por sua arrojada união entre sexualidade, memória e fé.

Un ballet de lépreux

release date: Feb 08, 2024
Un ballet de lépreux
Un homme habite seul une pension à Montréal où son amie Marylin vient régulièrement dans sa chambre exiguë lui faire l’amour et déclamer des poèmes. À la suite de l’appel téléphonique d’un inconnu, il est amené à accueillir son grand-père arrivé de New York, qu’il ne connaissait pas, mais dont la ressemblance avec son père est indéniable. Le vieil homme, à l’accent épais, se montre facétieux, caractériel, malpoli, agressif, imprévisible. Il entame une histoire débridée avec la logeuse de la pension. Mais le narrateur éprouve immédiatement un véritable attachement pour lui. Dans le même temps, il promet le mariage à Marylin puis, avec cruauté, se dédie. Retourné chercher à la gare la valise égarée de son grand-père, notre héros surprend l’employé du service des réclamations, au visage difforme, en délicate posture ; il va alors harceler cet individu, et l’humilier en devenant, par pure perversité, l’amant de sa femme. Et tout à coup, une question l’assaille : l’homme venu bousculer sa vie est-il vraiment son grand-père ? En dix-sept chapitres denses, Leonard Cohen réussit un bref roman en forme de fable kafkaïenne, dans un décor qui fait penser à certains romans de Bernard Malamud ou de Saul Bellow. C’est en fait surtout une voix singulière, qui a déjà tout pour s’imposer. Un bonheur de lecture, tout comme les nouvelles qui accompagnent cette édition posthume et bénie. Traduit de l’anglais (Canada) par Nicolas Richard

Un ballet de leprosos

release date: Mar 29, 2023
Un ballet de leprosos
Una novel·la i relats totalment inèdits del llegendari músic, cantautor i poeta Leonard Cohen. Una novel·la i relats totalment inèdits del llegendari músic, cantautor i poeta Leonard Cohen. A Un ballet de leprosos, la novel·la inèdita que dona títol al llibre, un jove es veu obligat a acollir el seu avi, que no té ningú més, a la dispesa on viu. El caràcter imprevisible i violent de l''avi, però, desencadena una transformació visceral en el net, una que el porta a alliberar pulsions inesperades que afectaran tots els que l''envolten. A més d''aquesta novel·la sarcàstica i implacable, veuen la llum per primera vegada quinze contes i un guió escrits entre el 1956 i el 1961 que ofereixen una visió única de l''imaginari i l''evolució creativa de Leonard Cohen, tot explorant temes que impregnarien la seva obra: des de la vergonya i el desig sexual fins a l''anhel, ja sigui d''amor, família, llibertat o transcendència. En consonància, els relats del volum, enèrgics i plens d''ironia, burxen en els dimonis interiors dels personatges, molts dels quals evoquen fàcilment el mateix autor. A cavall del realisme més terrenal i el do per a l''elevació tan característics de Leonard Cohen en les seves lletres, Un ballet de leprosos és un llibre vivíssim en els detalls i de mirada jove i impertinent, una finestra nova a l''art d''un mestre d''explicar històries.

La danza dei lebbrosi

release date: Jan 01, 2023

A Ballet of Lepers

release date: Oct 11, 2022
A Ballet of Lepers
A never-before-published early novel and stories by the legendary musician, songwriter, and poet Leonard Cohen Before Leonard Cohen’s worldwide fame expanded to fourteen studio albums, Grammy awards, and late-career global tours, he yearned for literary stardom. The Canadian songwriter of iconic hits like “Hallelujah,” “Suzanne,” and “Famous Blue Raincoat” first ventured into writing in his early twenties, and in A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories, readers will discover that the magic that animated Cohen’s unforgettable body of work was present from the very beginning of his career. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohen’s imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. The titular novel, A Ballet of Lepers—one he later remarked was “probably a better novel” than his celebrated book The Favourite Game—is a haunting examination of these elements in tandem, focusing on toxic relationships and the lengths to which one will go to maintain them, while the fifteen stories, as well as the playscript, probe the inner demons of his characters, many of whom could function as stand-ins for the author himself. Cohen''s work is meditative and surprising, offering playful, provocative, and penetrating glimpses into the world-weary lives of his characters, and a window into the early art of a storytelling master. A Ballet of Lepers, vivid in its detail, unsparing in its gaze, reveals the great artist and visceral genius as never seen before.

La fiamma

release date: Oct 16, 2019
La fiamma
"Un''anima in fiamme". Questo era ed è Leonard Cohen: un uomo che ha sempre avuto la necessità di scrivere. Poco tempo prima di morire il cantautore canadese ha iniziato a raccogliere, selezionare e organizzare i suoi scritti degli ultimi anni: illustrazioni, testi di canzoni, brani di prosa e poesie appuntati su quaderni o brandelli di carta. Questa memoria scritta ci viene restituita in La fiamma, un intimo autoritratto in frammenti di un artista unico, che con il suo sguardo sul mondo e la sua capacità di creare immagini potenti e cogliere le atmosfere più lievi riesce a condurci al cuore dell''essere umani.

Jeux de dames

release date: Feb 28, 2019

The Spice-Box of Earth

release date: Oct 02, 2018
The Spice-Box of Earth
To mark the publication of Leonard Cohen''s final book, The Flame, McClelland & Stewart is proud to reissue six beautiful editions of Cohen''s cherished early works of poetry. A freshly packaged series for devoted Leonard Cohen fans and those who wish to discover one of the world''s most adored and celebrated writers. Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1961, The Spice-Box of Earth was Leonard Cohen''s breakout book, announcing the arrival of a major talent, and a popular one—the first edition sold out in less than three months, and one reviewer hailed Cohen as "probably the best young poet in English Canada right now." In his second collection, Cohen deepens his engagement with subjects that would define his career; as biographer Sylvie Simmons argues, "the poems dance back and forth across the border between the holy and the worldly, the elevated and the carnal."

Romanzi

release date: Jun 21, 2018
Romanzi
Il gioco preferito, pubblicato originariamente nel 1963, è un esuberante romanzo di formazione, paragonato dalla critica al Ritratto dell''artista da giovane di Joyce, che narra la giovinezza di Lawrence Breavman, figlio unico di una ricca famiglia ebrea di Montreal e alter ego dell''autore, dalla reazione alla morte del padre al controverso rapporto con la religione e la cultura ebraica; dalle scorribande notturne con l''amico Krantz alle ambizioni letterarie, le avventure sessuali e infine la scoperta dell''amore. Beautiful Losers, scritto in Grecia nell''estate del 1965, quando Cohen attraversava il tormentato periodo di crisi spirituale che si sarebbe concluso di lì a poco con l''inizio della sua trionfale carriera di cantautore, ruota attorno a tre personaggi – il narratore, la moglie defunta e un amico – coinvolti in un triangolo amoroso e ossessionati dalla figura di una santa pellerossa vissuta nel Canada del Seicento. Più che seguire una trama lineare, si sviluppa come un flusso di coscienza o una serie di illuminazioni, attingendo ai temi che saranno cari al Cohen musicista – la religione, il misticismo, l''eros, la critica alla società contemporanea – e traducendoli in una prosa visionaria e psichedelica che riscosse l''ammirazione, tra gli altri, di Lou Reed.

Poems And Songs

release date: Jan 01, 2018

Il modo di dire addio

release date: Nov 03, 2017
Il modo di dire addio
Leonard Cohen che scrive poesie su una Lettera 22, seduto al tavolino di una stanza gelida. Leonard Cohen in abito fumé, che alza il fedora di feltro per salutare la sua band. Cohen in un monastero zen, conosciuto da tutti i monaci come Jikan, «il Silenzioso». Leonard Cohen in Grecia, mentre lavora a un romanzo sotto lsd. Cohen a Montréal, Cohen a Londra e a New York. Cohen l''ebreo che canta un Cristo marinaio. Cohen e il suo sguardo dolce, Cohen gentiluomo. Cohen disperato. Cohen dalla voce tenebrosa e dorata, Cohen alcolizzato. Cohen figlio di un sarto, Cohen portavoce di ogni uomo perduto. Cohen e un amore finito. Cohen con Janis Joplin, su un letto sfatto del Chelsea Hotel. Cohen e Marianne. Cohen e Suzanne. La vita di Leonard Cohen è stata un cammino di gloria e tormento, di sconfitta, eleganza e fragile bellezza. Il suo esordio come cantautore è arrivato solamente a trentatré anni, dopo tre raccolte di poesie e due romanzi acclamati dalla critica e ignorati dal grande pubblico. Cucendo insieme musica e parole ha creato la sua arte, fatta di suoni vellutati e canti dall''abisso, di tradimenti, addii, di morte e desiderio, di impermeabili blu e uccelli sul filo. Ha dato voce a chi si consumava nell''attesa, ha sussurrato di misticismo, malinconia, di sesso e solitudine; ha alzato il suo Hallelujah verso un mondo sacro e distrutto, sporco e incantato. Ha dato forma all''amore come redenzione, promessa non mantenuta, vortice in cui sprofondare, lasciando canzoni nate dall''assenza e dalla privazione, poesie scure come la cenere depositata dal fuoco ardente ma effimero del tempo. Il modo di dire addio è il libro in cui Leonard Cohen confessa in prima persona la propria vita e la propria arte. Attraverso decine di interviste inedite in Italia – accompagnate da una lettera in cui Francesco Bianconi, autore e voce dei Baustelle, racconta il suo Cohen più intimo, costantemente in bilico tra esistenza e poesia – scorrono cinquant''anni di episodi e brani indimenticabili, da «Suzanne» a «I''m your man». E si svela a poco a poco il complesso mondo interiore di un uomo per cui la depressione è sempre stata una realtà quotidiana con cui lottare, un mare scuro da cui emergevano in superficie le sue canzoni, perché ogni sua parola era un''esplosione di luce.

Hermosos perdedores

release date: Oct 28, 2017
Hermosos perdedores
Una novela que sirve de hoja de ruta para recorrer los senderos de la maravillosa mente creativa de Leonard Cohen. El protagonista de Hermosos perdedores solo ha amado a tres personas en su vida, y las tres están muertas. Estableciendo un tórrido pero también sofocante triángulo pasional, Leonard Cohen retrata la red de una obsesión amorosa que orbita alrededor de la personalidad de Catherine Takakwitha, una laica católica del siglo XVII que acabó convertida en santa. Esta figura mística se une a los otros dos personajes centrales de la trama, recientemente fallecidos y que el autor no puede sino invocar: Edith, su esposa, y su gran amigo F. Leonard Cohen se consolidó como escritor con esta novela, que constituye un inmenso collage donde cada pieza explota en infinitas reminiscencias. Ensamblando con inaudita facilidad diálogos absurdos y escenas surreales con los más bellos fragmentos líricos, Hermosos perdedores es una obra carnal que utiliza la sensualidad como el mejor puente para acceder a la sabiduría más elevada. Un espléndido texto que aborda todos los temas y obsesiones que marcaron la génesis de Cohen como artista, lo que hace de esta obra un atlas imprescindible de su universo particular. Reseñas: «Leonard Cohen es tres escritores diferentes que son el mismo poeta; sus obras pueden estar en verso, en prosa o dentro de una canción, pero siempre logran lo que consigue un buen poema: transformar las palabras en un encantamiento.» Benjamín Prado, El Mundo «En España, la editorial Lumen acaba de recuperar sus dos novelas: El juego favorito (1963) y Hermosos perdedores (1966). Magnífica decisión: había que reivindicar como prosista al responsable de canciones como Tower of Song, Avalanche o There is a War.» Jesús Fernández Úbeda, Libertad digital «Un emocionante retrato de la obsesión amorosa que gira en torno a una laica católica del siglo XVII que acabó convertida en santa. Es un texto de prosa luminosa en el que el autor deja ya huella de todas sus obsesiones y de la sensualidad de sus letras.» Pilar Manzanares, AR revista «Revisitar aquellos deliciosos libros ofrece nuevas claves para entender y disfrutar al artista canadiense.» Álvaro Soto, Colpisa «En el primer aniversario de su muerte, la editorial Lumen reedita tres de sus volúmenes: la obra de poesía Libro del anhelo y las novelas El juego favorito y Hermosos perdedores, todas ellas en una cuidadísima edición que incluye en sus portadas dibujos realizados por el propio Cohen.» Álvaro Soto, Colpisa «Dos joyas de la narrativa recién reeditadas que, ante el primer aniversario de su muerte, recuerdan cuán imperecederamente viva resulta también su prosa.» Javier Herrero, EFE «Un libro emocionante.» Sunday Times «La novela moderna más vívida, fascinante y valiente que he leído.» Michael Ondaatje «Magníficamente escrito... uno sale de él habiendo tenido terribles y hermosas visiones.» The New York Times «Brillante, explosive, una Fuente de talento... James Joyce no ha muerto, vive bajo el nombre de Cohen.» Boston Herald «Cohen asalta al lector con palabras, imágenes, pirotecnia y amor. Es un libro furioso, poético, altamente personal.» Toronto Star

El juego favorito

release date: Oct 28, 2017
El juego favorito
Una obra lírica y profunda, que remite a los amores trágicos propios del universo de Leonard Cohen. Una historia sobre las consecuencias que pueden tener los juegos de juventud en la vida adulta. «Lo que consigue Cohen, lo mismo que Proust, es devolver a cada cosa, a cada instante, el brillo que tuvo en el pasado.» Ray Loriga Lawrence Breavman, el protagonista de esta primera novela que Leonard Cohen escribió en 1963, tiene muchos puntos en común con el propio autor: ambos buscan amor y belleza, y ambos atraviesan momentos de felicidad absoluta y angustia profunda, pues crecen siempre un poco a destiempo, acumulando experiencias como quien junta monedas sin conocer muy bien su valor. Hijo único de una familia judía de Montreal, Lawrence va descubriendo los rincones ocultos de su ciudad en compañía de Krantz, su mejor amigo de la infancia. Se encamina luego hacia la adolescencia y al encuentro del primer amor, Lisa, mostrando heridas que para un niño son medallas, para un amante se convierten en secretos, y que en general nos revelan el mundo en carne viva. Digna heredera de El guardián entre el centeno, de J. D. Salinger, y de Retrato del artista adolescente, de James Joyce, pero hija de la estética de los años sesenta, El juego favorito es una espléndida novela de iniciación que nos abre el camino hacia los deberes y placeres de la vida adulta. Reseñas: «Hay poca, poquísima gente que pueda ocupar el lugar que habita Cohen. Es nuestra Mary Shelley, nuestro lord Byron». Bono «Leonard Cohen es tres escritores diferentes que son el mismo poeta; sus obras pueden estar en verso, en prosa o dentro de una canción, pero siempre logran lo que consigue un buen poema: transformar las palabras en un encantamiento.» Benjamín Prado, El Mundo «Una obra lírica y profunda, que remite al universo de amores trágicos e imposibles que Cohen posteriormente cristalizó en canciones tan emblemáticas como So Long Marianne, Hallelujah [...] o The letters.» El Cultural «Casi lírica. El mundo crepuscular que Cohen no paró de cantar a lo largo de toda su vida.» Karina Sainz Borgo, Vozpópuli «Dos joyas de la narrativa [...] que recuerdan cuán imperecederamente viva resulta también su prosa.» Javier Herrero, EFE «Un escritor de gran energía y color.» The Observer «Un libro moralmente valiente, íntimo e inquebrantable [...]. Leonard Cohen mantiene el más alto nivel de artesanía poética.» Paul Quarrington «Su escritura captura el espléndido lirismo que tanto amamos en sus canciones, así como una inocencia juvenil, una picardía y una crudeza que no me esperaba.» Ottessa Moshfegh, CNN (sobre Un ballet de leprosos)

Book of Longing Limited Edition

release date: Oct 17, 2017
Book of Longing Limited Edition
A limited edition, one-time printing of Leonard Cohen’s best and most iconic book of poems “Book of Longing has exceptional range. It is clear yet steamy, cosmic yet private, both playful and profound.”--New York Times Leonard Cohen wrote the poems in Book of Longing—his first book of poetry in more than twenty years after 1984''s Book of Mercy—during his five-year stay at a Zen monastery on Southern California''s Mount Baldy, and in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Mumbai. This dazzling collection is enhanced by the author''s playful and provocative drawings, which interact in exciting, unexpected ways on the page with poetry that is timeless, meditative, and often darkly humorous. An international sensation, Book of Longing contains all the elements that have brought Cohen''s artistry with language worldwide recognition.

Leonard Cohen for Easy Piano

release date: Oct 01, 2017
Leonard Cohen for Easy Piano
(Easy Piano Composer Collection). A dozen of Cohen''s most loved tunes arranged for easy piano, including the iconic "Hallelujah" as well as: Bird on the Wire (Bird on a Wire) * Dance Me to the End of Love * Everybody Knows * Famous Blue Raincoat * The Future * Hey, That''s No Way to Say Goodbye * I''m Your Man * So Long Marianne * Suzanne * A Thousand Kisses Deep * Waiting for the Miracle.

Libro della misericordia

release date: Jan 24, 2017
Libro della misericordia
«È un libro segreto, per me, una sacra conversazione privata». Così Leonard Cohen ha definito il Libro della misericordia, con il quale minimum fax conclude la pubblicazione dell''opera poetica del grande cantautore: un corpus di qualità altissima che gli ha valso, fra l''altro, il Governor''s General Award, il più prestigioso premio letterario canadese. Uscito nel 1984, al termine di un lungo periodo di crisi personale dell''autore, il Libro della misericordia è la sua opera più mistica e affascinante. La rivista Books in Canada lo definì «uno dei tentativi più onesti e coraggiosi, nella letteratura canadese, di affrontare la verità ultima dell''esistenza» e la Canadian Authors Association lo insignì del suo premio annuale per la migliore opera di poesia. Non si tratta di vere e proprie poesie, ma di cinquanta prose poetiche, a metà fra la meditazione e la preghiera, in cui Cohen mette a nudo – fra ansia, rabbia, desiderio, speranza – la sua vibrante sensibilità di uomo a confronto con i misteri dell''amore, della morte, del divino. Sono testi vicini alla tradizione biblica e talmudica ma permeati di un''inquietudine tutta contemporanea, in cui la voce dell''autore risuona nella sua forma più pura e potente.

Leonard Cohen Coloring Book

Leonard Cohen Coloring Book
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and painter. His work mostly explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation''s highest civilian honor. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s, and did not launch a music career until 1967, at the age of 33. His first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: Songs from a Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974).

Il tormento della bellezza. Poesie e canzoni. Testo inglese a fronte

release date: Jan 01, 2017

Il modo di dire addio. Conversazioni sulla musica, l'amore, la vita

release date: Jan 01, 2017

Origin of the Term "jazz"

release date: Jan 01, 2015
Origin of the Term "jazz"
"I published the book myself at my campus'' print shop. The book (193 pages, soft-covered) is intended as a scholarly study and therefore contains more detail than would appear in a book intended for a broad readership. The first printing is a limited one (80 copies), and my target audience is libraries and anyone interested in a detailed study of the topic." --listserve.linguistlist.org.

Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen

release date: Apr 01, 2014
Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen
“A treasure trove for Leonard Cohen fans—the dazzling, wide-ranging collection of interviews that Jeff Burger has unearthed not only offers the songwriter’s story in his own words but reveals that Cohen’s language in conversation can be every bit as magnificent as his lyrics.” —Alan Light, author of The Holy or the Broken This book collects more than fifty interviews with Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, conducted worldwide between 1966 and 2012, and also includes a foreword by singer Suzanne Vega and eight pages of rarely seen photos. In it, the artist talks about “Bird on the Wire,” “Hallelujah,” “Famous Blue Raincoat,” and his other classic songs. He candidly discusses his famous romances, his years in a Zen monastery, his ill-fated collaboration with producer Phil Spector, and his long battle with depression. He also comments on his sometimes controversial poetry and novels, the financial crisis that nearly wiped out his savings, and his remarkable late-career resurgence. Here you’ll find interviews that first appeared in the New York Times and Rolling Stone, but also conversations that have not previously been printed in English, as well as many illuminating reminiscences that contributors supplied specifically for this definitive anthology. Jeff Burger is the editor of Springsteen on Springsteen. He has contributed to Barron’s, Family Circle, GQ, the Los Angeles Times, Reader’s Digest, and more than seventy-five other magazines, newspapers, and books. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Beautiful Losers : Roman

release date: Jan 01, 2013
Beautiful Losers : Roman
Wild, respektlos und schräg - Leonard Cohens zweiter Roman verursachte bereits bei seiner Veröffentlichung im Jahr 1966 eine literarische Kontroverse. In Windeseile wurde "Beautiful Losers" zu einem internationalen Bestseller und avancierte zum Kultbuch einer ganzen Ära. Endlich ist der Roman nun zurück und hat nichts von seiner Sprengkraft eingebüsst. "Beautiful Losers" legt nahe, warum Cohen von Millionen Fans nicht nur als Sänger und Songwriter, sondern auch als Lyriker und Autor vereehrt wird. Leonard Cohen, geboren 1934 in Montreal als Sohn jüdischer Eltern, ist einer der populärsten Dichter, Sänger und Songwriter der Gegenwart und gilt als lebende Legende. Er veröffentlichte siebzehn Schallplatten und elf Bücher.

Omiljena igra

release date: Jan 01, 2013

Księga tęsknoty

release date: Jan 01, 2013

God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot

release date: Sep 07, 2012
God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
''God is Alive, Magic is Afoot'' is a poem/mantra from Leonard Cohen''s legendary novel ''Beautiful Losers''. It is a flash of optimism, and remains one of his most accessible pieces of writing.

Fifteen Poems

release date: Jan 01, 2012
Fifteen Poems
This selection of poems by Leonard Cohen, one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters in the world, is accompanied by twenty-four of his striking and provocative drawings. Cohen first made his name as a poet more than half a century ago and since then his achievements in poetry and music have made him an internationally revered figure. These fifteen poems, including "Death of a Lady''s Man," "On Hearing a Name Long Unspoken," and "The Embrace," are drawn from across his remarkable career and appear here for the first time with his illustrations. With its lyrical intensity and sensual immediacy, Fifteen Poems offers a potent distillation of the genre-crossing genius of one of the most admired artists of our time.

Morte di un casanova

release date: Jan 01, 2012

Old ideas

release date: Jan 01, 2012
Old ideas
Das 1. neue Album des kanadischen Sängers nach 8 Jahren. 2009 konnte Leonard Cohen mit seiner umjubelten Welttournee eine Art Comeback feiern. Auch die 10 Songs der neuen Platte drehen sich um seine bevorzugten Themen Liebe, Sexualität, Verlust und Tod.
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