Liel Leibovitz

A Broken Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord

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In this philosophical biography, Liel Leibovitz looks at what it is that makes Leonard Cohen an enduring international figure in the cultural imagination. Born into a Canadian religious Jewish family, for years a reclusive lyricist on the Greek island of Hydra, known for his bold political commentary, his devotion to Buddhist thought and his later despair over contemporary Zionism, Cohen hardly follows the rules of a conventional rock star. Yet the prophetic themes of his music, often filled with pessimism and apocalyptic visions, prove redemptive to an audience that spans generations. As Leonard Cohen requires, this is a passionate and perso… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-910124-14-7
EAN: 9781910124147
Produktnummer: 15913353
Verlag: Sandstone Press Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 220 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'051 KB

Über den Autor

Liel Leibovitz is the author/co-author of four books that include The Chosen Peoples (Simon & Schuster, 2010) with Todd Gitlin, and with Matthew Miller Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of WWII (Norton, 2009) and Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization (Norton, 2011). Leibovitz is assistant professor of Communications at New York University and an editor at Tablet: The online magazine of Jewish life and culture.