{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-9781913368920","title":"Leonard Cohen: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA man who shares his name with a famous singer must grapple with his identity, purpose, and love. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Leonard Cohen at the center of \u003ci\u003eLeonard Cohen: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is an everyman, a would-be artist, a would-be lover, a would-be tragic figure, yet a man haunted by the greatness of his namesake. He struggles to compete. He struggles to be more than a punchline in his own mind. He struggles, in particular, to write one song as great as the least of the great Leonard Cohen's songs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the center of Leonard's life is Daphne. In their meeting on a Greek island, a contemporary fable of Daphne and Apollo plays out. But even with Daphne, Leonard is shadowed by the \u003ci\u003eother \u003c\/i\u003eLeonard Cohen, whom he fears is the real Apollo. The ancient myth haunts the fated lovers, and the \u003ci\u003enobody\u003c\/i\u003e Leonard Cohen's life becomes at once a mystery, a miracle, and a myth on its own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once upon a time, Apollo fell hard for Daphne, who turned herself into a laurel tree. No less a fate awaits the protagonists of this slender yet universal novel, where art, love, and fame all fatefully intertwine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Lewis \u003c\/b\u003ehas won numerous awards for his novels. He has received two Emmy Awards and has been nominated twelve times for his work as a television writer and producer, most notably for \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haus Pub.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644807024914,"sku":"9781913368920","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4385926e-4f03-48ba-9331-21e0837ff0f9.jpg?v=1733127009","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonard-cohen-9781913368920","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}