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Leonard cohen author leonard cohen is a canadian singersongwriter, musician, poet and novelist. One of the bestknown experimental novels of the 1960s, beautiful losers is leonard cohen s most defiant and uninhibited work. One of the bestknown experimental novels of the 1960s, beautiful losers is cohens most defiant and uninhibited work. Pdf selected poems, 19561968 book by leonard cohen free. One may justifiably be at a dead loss to define or defend leonard cohen s beautiful losers. Out, out along the narrow highway sails my mind, driven by curiosity. Oct 08, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Leonard cohens artistic career began in 1956 with the publication of his first book of poetry, let us compare mythologies. Leonard cohen reads from his 1966 novel beautiful losers. Cohen was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008, received a grammy lifetime achievement award in 2010, and was awarded the glenn gould.
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