Leonard Cohen: On a Wire

Plot

Presented as a series of flashbacks from Cohen s deathbed, this biography recounts highlights from the life of the legendary songwriter. New York Times. Leonard Cohen: On a Wire illuminates the tumultuous life and career of the musician and poet, from his upbringing in Montreal, literary and musical rise to fame, downfalls, and comeback career. Publishers Weekly. Leonard Cohen was a great man, and Canada is rightly proud of him. 'On A Wire' might make us even more proud. His was a great life and this great book reflects it. The Toronto Star. Girard offers a portrait of the artist as a young and not-so-young man, drawing on Cohen s creative inspirations, frustrations and personal tragedies. The Forward. [On a Wire] captures Cohen s essence with insight, sensitivity, narrative innovation and visual flair. [It] can take its place among the front rank of Cohen studies. The Montreal Gazette