Leonard Cohen: on a wire

"Bio-comic of Leonard Cohen's life. Leonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career. A young Cohe...

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Main Author: Girard, Philippe 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Montréal, Québec] Drawn & Quarterly 2021
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"Bio-comic of Leonard Cohen's life. Leonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career. A young Cohen traded in the promise of steady employment in his family's upscale Montreal garment business for the unlikely path of a literary poet. His life took another sharp turn when, already in his 30s, he recorded his first album to widespread international acclaim. Along the way he encountered a who's who of musical luminaries, including Lou Reed, Nico, Janis Joplin, and Joni Mitchell. And then there's Phil Spector, the notorious music impresario who held a gun to Cohen's head during a coke-fueled, all-night-long recording session"--
Item Description:Written and illustrated by Philippe Girard and translated by Helge Dascher
Translation of: Leonard Cohen : sur un fil
Physical Description:112 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781770464896

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