{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-the-man-who-saw-the-angels-fall-9781770417441","title":"Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeonard Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary masterpiece -- the seminal, comprehensive biography of a multitalented man who wrote more than his share of literary masterpieces himself.\" -- \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With plenty of photographs, including of Cohen at his dapper best, this is a book to get lost in.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth and amorous discussion of Cohen's life and work, fans old and new will find this page-turner a refreshing take on the singer's engagement with a broken heart and the laws of gravity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeonard Cohen has aimed high: to be all Jewish heroes at once. Like Jacob, he struggled with angels. Like David, he sang psalms and seduced women. Like Abraham, he moved from place to place and remained a stranger everywhere. But he never ceased doing what he did best: stepping into avalanches and reviving our hearts. From Montreal and New York to the Greek island of Hydra, \u003ci\u003eLeonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall \u003c\/i\u003efollows the singer's cosmopolitan life and examines his perpetual dialogues with God, with himself, and with hotel rooms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter more than two decades of research, Christophe Lebold, who spent time with the poet in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohen's life and art. Gracefully blending biography and essay, he interrogates the mission Cohen set out for himself: to show us that darkness is just the flip side of light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristophe Lebold\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor at the University of Strasbourg (France), where he teaches literature, performance studies, and rock culture. A fan and friend of Leonard Cohen, he has traveled extensively in the poet's tracks. Also a theater actor and student of Zen, he likes poets, cats, and -- in a good mood -- all sentient beings.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186686230802,"sku":"9781770417441","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af141a2d-6442-41a8-901f-fd8cbf93a367.jpg?v=1744629888","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonard-cohen-the-man-who-saw-the-angels-fall-9781770417441","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}