- Fiction, Poetry, American poetry, Canadian poetry
Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since Book of Mercy was published two decades ago. It collects Cohen's poetry written between the 1980s and the present, and also includes his wonderfully witty and sensuous illustrations, including numerous playful self-portraits.
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About the book
- Author
- Leonard Cohen
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Ecco, btb Verlag, Penguin Books Ltd
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780061125584
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