But "each page of paper that he blackened," in the words of his son, "was lasting evidence of a burning soul. "It was what he was staying alive to do, his sole breathing purpose at the end." "This volume contains my father's final efforts as a poet," writes Cohen's son, Adam Cohen, in his foreword. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.Ī reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, The Flame is a valedictory work. The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. "There are very, very few people who occupy the ground that Leonard Cohen walks on." -BONO 2 Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. One of Daily Mail and Financial Times's Best Books of 2018. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (Septem November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Named a Fall Read by Vogue, Esquire, The Washington Post, TIME, Vanity Fair and O, the Oprah Magazine.
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