Why is it that Leonard Cohen receives the sort of reverence we
reserve for a precious few living artists? Why are his songs, three
or four decades after their original release, suddenly gracing the
charts, blockbuster movie sound tracks, and television singing
competitions? And why is it that while most of his contemporaries
are either long dead or engaged in uninspired nostalgia tours,
Cohen is at the peak of his powers and popularity?
These are the questions at the heart of A Broken Hallelujah, a
meditation on the singer, his music, and the ideas and beliefs at
its core. Granted extraordinary access to Cohen s personal papers,
Liel Leibovitz examines the intricacies of the man whose performing
career began with a crippling bout of stage fright, yet who, only a
few years later, tamed a rowdy crowd on the Isle of Wight,
preventing further violence; the artist who had gone from a
successful world tour and a movie star girlfriend to a long
residency in a remote Zen retreat; and the rare spiritual seeker
for whom the principles of traditional Judaism, the tenets of Zen
Buddhism, and the iconography of Christianity all align. The
portrait that emerges is that of an artist attuned to notions of
justice, lust, longing, loneliness, and redemption, and possessing
the sort of voice and vision commonly reserved only for the
prophets.
More than just an account of Cohen s life, A Broken Hallelujah
is an intimate look at the artist that is as emotionally astute as
it is philosophically observant. Delving into the sources and
meaning of Cohen s work, Leibovitz beautifully illuminates what
Cohen is telling us and why we listen so intensely."
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