{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-untold-stories-the-early-years-9781982152628","title":"Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary life of one of the world's greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoet, novelist, singer-songwriter, artist, prophet, icon--there has never been a figure like Leonard Cohen. He was a true giant in contemporary western culture, entertaining and inspiring people everywhere with his work. From his groundbreaking and bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003e The Favourite Game \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Beautiful Losers, \u003c\/i\u003e to timeless songs such as \"Suzanne,\" \"Dance Me to the End of Love,\" and \"Hallelujah,\" Cohen is a cherished artist. His death in 2016 was felt around the world by the many fans and followers who would miss his warmth, humour, intellect, and piercing insights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeonard Cohen, Untold Stories\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the full breadth of his extraordinary life. The first of three volumes--The Early Years--follows him from his boyhood in Montreal to university, and his burgeoning literary career to the world of music, culminating with his first international tour in 1970. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the voices of those who knew him best--family and friends, colleagues and contemporaries, rivals, business partners, and his many lovers--the book probes deeply into both Cohen's public and private life. It also paints a portrait of an era, the social, cultural, and political revolutions that shook the 1960s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this revealing and entertaining first volume, bestselling author and biographer Michael Posner draws on hundreds of interviews to reach beyond the Cohen of myth and reveal the unique, complex, and compelling figure of the real man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Posner is an award-winning writer, playwright, and journalist, and the author of nine previous books. These include the bestselling Mordecai Richler biography \u003ci\u003eThe Last Honest Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Anne Murray biography \u003ci\u003eAll of Me\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the first two books in the Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories series, \u003ci\u003e The Early Years, Vol. 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFrom This Broken Hill, Vol. 2.\u003c\/i\u003e He was Washington Bureau Chief for \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and later served as its national, foreign, and assistant managing editor. He was also managing editor of the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e for three years. He later spent sixteen years as a senior writer with \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003e(Toronto).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50371928260882,"sku":"9781982152628","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_782cbb00-ee5e-4a67-bb97-4994a9171dfe.jpg?v=1737072734","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonard-cohen-untold-stories-the-early-years-9781982152628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}