,
Discover 100 years of popular books on Goodreads
Leonard Cohen

more photos (1)

Leonard Cohen’s Followers (2,041)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Leonard Cohen


Born
in Westmount, Québec, Canada
September 21, 1934

Died
November 07, 2016

Website

Genre
Poetry

Influences
Federico García Lorca ...more


Leonard Norman Cohen was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963.

Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1968 album Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music melodies and instrumentation, sung in a high baritone. The 1970s were a musically restless period in which his influences broadened to encompass pop, cabaret, and world music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in lower registers (bass baritone, sometimes bass), with accompaniment from electronic synthesizers and female backing singers.

His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, sexuality, and complex interpersonal relationships.

Cohen's song ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.95 · 44,088 ratings · 4,184 reviews · 245 distinct works • Similar authors
Book of Longing
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,618 ratings — published 2006 — 64 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Beautiful Losers
3.57 avg rating — 7,363 ratings — published 1966 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Flame
4.04 avg rating — 4,233 ratings — published 2018 — 43 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Favorite Game
3.81 avg rating — 4,335 ratings — published 1963 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Stranger Music: Selected Po...
4.38 avg rating — 2,820 ratings — published 1993 — 34 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Leonard Cohen: Poems and Songs
4.41 avg rating — 1,721 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Book of Mercy
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,810 ratings — published 1984 — 31 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Let Us Compare Mythologies
by
3.90 avg rating — 1,796 ratings — published 1956 — 25 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Selected Poems, 1956-1968
4.24 avg rating — 1,138 ratings — published 1968 — 19 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Spice-Box of Earth
4.15 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 1961 — 38 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Leonard Cohen…
Quotes by Leonard Cohen  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.”
― Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968
tags: hope, light
3010 likes
Like

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
― Leonard Cohen
tags: ash, evidence, inspiration, life, poetry, writing
971 likes
Like

“The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world.”
― Leonard Cohen
tags: insomnia, sleeping-world, superiority
818 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Book Nook Cafe: Favorite quotes - Thread #1 616 340 Apr 21, 2012 11:19AM  
Exceptional Books: Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time 189 1389 Jun 27, 2012 06:25AM  
Aussie Readers: Poets Corner - new works & loved works 102 51 Jul 27, 2012 02:31AM  
Read Across Canad...: Books set in Quebec 33 634 Dec 29, 2012 07:51AM  
Atheists and Skep...: Profundity 50 50 Feb 11, 2013 11:13PM  
The Next Best Boo...: This topic has been closed to new comments. The Title Game 20225 14568 May 30, 2013 12:53PM  
Oh Canada: Who's your favorite Canadian author? 84 476 Jun 10, 2014 08:27PM