Leonard Cohen STRANGER MUSIC SELECTED POEMS AND SONGS 1993 First American Edition Author‾Signed Original Dust Jacket Lyrics Poetry Canadian Writer Musician Singer Novelist

Title: Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs
Author: Leonard Cohen ‾ Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality and romantic relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation′s highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.

Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s; he did not launch a music career until 1967, at the age of 33. His first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: Songs from a Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974). His 1977 record Death of a Ladies′ Man was co‾written and produced by Phil Spector, which was a move away from Cohen′s previous minimalist sound. In 1979, Cohen returned with the more traditional Recent Songs, which blended his acoustic style with jazz and Oriental and Mediterranean influences. Perhaps Cohen′s most famous song, ″Hallelujah″ was first released on his studio album Various Positions in 1984. I′m Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen′s turn to synthesized productions and remains his most popular album. In 1992, Cohen released its follow‾up, The Future, which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest.

Cohen returned to music in 2001 with the release of Ten New Songs, which was a major hit in Canada and Europe. His 11th album, Dear Heather, followed in 2004. Following a successful string of tours between 2008 and 2013, Cohen released three albums in the final four years of his life: Old Ideas (2012), Popular Problems (2014) and You Want It Darker (2016), the last of which was released three weeks before his death.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
City: New York
Year: 1993
Printing Information: First US Edition
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 415 pages
Width: 6.5″ Height: 9.75″
Book Details: Bound in blue paper‾covered boards with a cloth spine and silver lettering, this author‾signed first American edition retains its original dust jacket. “With the appearance of his first record album in 1967, Leonard Cohen‾already well known in his native Canada as a poet and novelist‾was introduced to audiences in the United States, where he quickly took his place among the preeminent singer/songwriters of the time. Over the years, and through the release of eight more albums, Cohen gained a reputation as a dazzlingly literate and consistently daring songwriter…Now Stranger Music brings together, for the first time in one volume, a generous selection of Leonard Cohen’s song lyrics and poetry. Stranger Music reveals the range and depth of Cohen’s work. And it is a long‾overdue celebration of his extraordinary gift for language that speaks with rare clarity, passion, and timelessness.” (From the dust jacket)
Condition / Notes: This book shows very nicely, with minimal age/wear indications. The binding and text block are sound. Text is clear and crisp on clean pages. The original dust jacket shows light shelfwear.

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