The Flame
- 2 Oct 2018
- 9781786893130
- £22
- 288 pp
- 162×240mm
- 3 Oct 2019
- 9781786893147
- £16.99
- 288 pp
- 140×215mm
- 2 Oct 2018
- 9781786893154
- £9.59
- 288 pp
- 2 Oct 2018
- 9781786893703
- £30
- 4 hrs 30 min
In a few words
The final collection of poetry from the world’s greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam Cohen
In a few words
The New York Times bestseller. The final collection of poetry from the world’s greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen. 50,000 copies sold in hardback
In a few words
The final collection of poetry from the world’s greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam Cohen
In a few words
The final collection of poetry from the world’s greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam Cohen
The last word in love and despair . . . Full of youthful spark, beauty and romance . . . Elegantly and posthumously published . . . Leonard Cohen does not use language to pose, startle or reinvent. Words are his old comrades, and see him through to the end
Kate Kellaway
Observer, Poetry book of the monthCohen was a poet before he was a musician, and with this posthumous collection his career completes its circle. Encompassing poems and lyrics written in his last decade, as well as self-portraits and notebook extracts, the book is introduced by his son Adam Cohen
The last word in love and despair . . . Full of youthful spark, beauty and romance . . . Elegantly and posthumously published . . . Leonard Cohen does not use language to pose, startle or reinvent. Words are his old comrades, and see him through to the end
Kate Kellaway
Observer, Poetry book of the monthCohen was a poet before he was a musician, and with this posthumous collection his career completes its circle. Encompassing poems and lyrics written in his last decade, as well as self-portraits and notebook extracts, the book is introduced by his son Adam Cohen
A selection of poems and lyrics from the great Canadian songwriter is full of simple beauty and romance . . . Elegantly and posthumously published . . . Leonard Cohen does not use language to pose, startle or reinvent. Words are his old comrades, and see him through to the end
Kate Kellaway
Observer, Poetry book of the monthWe’ll be listening to Cohen – still smirking and smiling – for decades to come, with this collection as our companion
A selection of poems and lyrics from the great Canadian songwriter is full of simple beauty and romance . . . Elegantly and posthumously published . . . Leonard Cohen does not use language to pose, startle or reinvent. Words are his old comrades, and see him through to the end
Kate Kellaway
Observer, Poetry book of the monthWe’ll be listening to Cohen – still smirking and smiling – for decades to come, with this collection as our companion
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY
THESE POEMS AND NOTEBOOKS ARE THE LAST WORD FROM THE LATE, GREAT LEONARD COHEN
The Flame is a stunning collection of Leonard Cohen’s last poems and writings, selected and ordered by Cohen in the final months of his life. The book contains an extensive selection from Cohen’s notebooks, featuring lyrics, prose pieces and illustrations, which he kept in poetic form throughout his life, and offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist and thinker.
An enormously powerful final chapter in Cohen’s storied literary career, The Flame showcases the full range of Leonard Cohen’s lyricism, from the exquisitely transcendent to the darkly funny. By turns devastatingly sad and winningly strange, these are the works of a poet and lyricist who has plumbed the depths of our darkest questions and come up wanting, yearning for more.
More about
the book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY
The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.
A reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, this collection is a valedictory work.
More about
the book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY
The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.
A reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, this collection is a valedictory work.
More about
the book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR POETRY
The Flame is a stunning collection of Leonard Cohen’s last poems and writings, selected and ordered by Cohen in the final months of his life. The book contains an extensive selection from Cohen’s notebooks, featuring lyrics, prose pieces and illustrations, which he kept in poetic form throughout his life, and offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist and thinker.
An enormously powerful final chapter in Cohen’s storied literary career, The Flame showcases the full range of Leonard Cohen’s lyricism, from the exquisitely transcendent to the darkly funny. By turns devastatingly sad and winningly strange, these are the works of a poet and lyricist who has plumbed the depths of our darkest questions and come up wanting, yearning for more.
Cohen's enduring, beautiful bleakness is the draw here. His gift for understated melancholia is on each blackening page
We’ll be listening to Cohen – still smirking and smiling – for decades to come, with this collection as our companion
For his final publication, he left almost nothing to chance . . . The Flame shows the emphasis that Cohen put on distillation . . . Included in various proportions are love, sex, death, regret, exaltation, piety and gentle fondness. The blending of the earthy with the spiritual would give John Donne and Marvin Gaye a run for their money
The Flame is a gift . . . These poems and lyrics are as startling and stirring, as clever, funny and sorrowful as we came to expect from a poet/singer/songwriter . . . [A] treasure trove
Cohen's enduring, beautiful bleakness is the draw here. His gift for understated melancholia is on each blackening page
We’ll be listening to Cohen – still smirking and smiling – for decades to come, with this collection as our companion
For his final publication, he left almost nothing to chance . . . The Flame shows the emphasis that Cohen put on distillation . . . Included in various proportions are love, sex, death, regret, exaltation, piety and gentle fondness. The blending of the earthy with the spiritual would give John Donne and Marvin Gaye a run for their money
The Flame is a gift . . . These poems and lyrics are as startling and stirring, as clever, funny and sorrowful as we came to expect from a poet/singer/songwriter . . . [A] treasure trove
Cohen's final volume shows his poetic soul. If you know the man only because of “Hallelujah” or “Suzanne,” pick up The Flame and warm yourself within its pages
If you felt Leonard Cohen’s death in 2016 as a personal assault, this book is a posthumous balm . . . All of Cohen’s work has a raw, straight-to-the-heart intensity – reach for this the next time you need inspiration for a wedding toast that will leave them gutted, or any other moment you need a little sustenance for the soul
The Flame is a gift . . . These poems and lyrics are as startling and stirring, as clever, funny and sorrowful as we came to expect from a poet/singer/songwriter . . . [A] treasure trove
It’s clear that Cohen remained sharp until the very end, and the book, a kind of farewell tribute by the poet-prophet, offers ample evidence of his abiding sense of humor . . . What Cohen offered his many fans and followers was the opportunity to partake of the kind of spiritual experience that makes it possible for us to feel, if only for a moment, that we are not alone
Cohen's final volume shows his poetic soul. If you know the man only because of “Hallelujah” or “Suzanne,” pick up The Flame and warm yourself within its pages
If you felt Leonard Cohen’s death in 2016 as a personal assault, this book is a posthumous balm . . . All of Cohen’s work has a raw, straight-to-the-heart intensity – reach for this the next time you need inspiration for a wedding toast that will leave them gutted, or any other moment you need a little sustenance for the soul
The Flame is a gift . . . These poems and lyrics are as startling and stirring, as clever, funny and sorrowful as we came to expect from a poet/singer/songwriter . . . [A] treasure trove
It’s clear that Cohen remained sharp until the very end, and the book, a kind of farewell tribute by the poet-prophet, offers ample evidence of his abiding sense of humor . . . What Cohen offered his many fans and followers was the opportunity to partake of the kind of spiritual experience that makes it possible for us to feel, if only for a moment, that we are not alone
