Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: From This Broken Hill, Volume 2

Praise for Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: From This Broken Hill, Vol. 2
“In the words of some of the people who knew Leonard Cohen best—and with important testimonies never heard before—Posner allows us a fascinating plunge into the tumult and passion of Leonard Cohen’s 1970s and 1980s. We see his life and endless quest for love unfold at fast pace and get an incredible glimpse into the furnace of the two decades that gave Cohen some of his best songs. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Cohen the artist, the seeker, and the man.”
— CHRISTOPHE LEBOLD, author of Leonard Cohen: L’homme qui voyait tomber les anges
“A multi-layered, mosaic portrait of one of the most legendary—and most complex—writers and musicians that Canada has ever produced… . Thanks to Michael Posner and the more than 550 people he interviewed for this project, we get a much better, humanistic understanding at what drove the talented enigma that was Leonard Cohen.”
— The Montreal Times
“The chorus speaks but not in unison, and yet their many voices do work to conjure a thing almost magical: the feeling that you have all but met Leonard Cohen and know what he’s like… . The great pleasure of Posner’s volumes is they make room for all of these notions and set them in opposition.”
— The Washington Free Beacon
“This is a great read of unparalleled intimacy as Cohen’s fellow travelers recall encounters, conversations, projects, concerts, trips, and affairs—the quotes interspersed with Posner’s contextual bridges, which strengthen the book’s narrative… . The second volume has an even more intimate feel with its rich detail.”
— The Senior Times
Praise for Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years, Vol. 1

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of 2020
“Posner undertook dozens and dozens of interviews … creating a unique oral history, as if they’re in a room together, sharing memories and stories… . They’re linked together with a light narrative voice that gives this biography a very intimate and personal feel.”
— Toronto Star
“The life of Leonard Cohen—poet, novelist, artist, Zen monk, and oh, yes, singer-songwriter—is too vast to be contained within one book. Thankfully, Posner is giving us three… . Posner draws on hundreds of interviews to explore Cohen’s private and public lives, his complexities and contradictions, and, of course, his inarguable charisma. Serve yourself some tea and oranges and settle in.”
— Zoomer
“Posner masterfully weaves an abundance of interviews with Cohen’s family, friends, and myriad lovers to create an intricate tapestry and, ultimately, produces the most revealing portrait of the legendary songwriter and wordsmith to date.”
— NICHOLAS JENNINGS, journalist and bestselling author of Lightfoot
“Sex, drugs, and poetry permeate this oral history of Leonard Cohen… . This book offers a seductive blend of sometimes contradictory insights.”
— Library Journal

Michael Posner is an award-winning writer, playwright, and journalist, and the author of nine previous books. These include the bestselling Mordecai Richler biography The Last Honest Man, and the Anne Murray biography All of Me, as well as the first two books in the Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories series, The Early Years, Vol. 1 and From This Broken Hill, Vol. 2. He was Washington Bureau Chief for Maclean’s magazine, and later served as its national, foreign, and assistant managing editor. He was also managing editor of the Financial Times of Canada for three years. He later spent sixteen years as a senior writer with The Globe and Mail (Toronto).

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