Composed by Philip Glass and based on the poetry of Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing is a song cycle composed for ensemble, singers, spoken word and imagery. The culmination of years of mutual admiration between two of the most celebrated musical artists of their generation, the piece features new music by Philip Glass that is inspired by Cohen’s collection of poems and his artwork of the same name. My gratitude to author Shubhangi Swarup and Random House for sharing an advance review copy of the book. Enchanting, sentimental & mystical! This is a rewarding read for the patient reader who is looking for thoughtful Earth-bound magical realism. It’s always a marvel when one’s pain doesn’t settle into bitterness, but brings forth kindness instead.” Leonard Cohen made his name as a poet before he came to worldwide attention as a singer and songwriter. Book of Longing, his new collection of poetry, was twenty years in the making and written in Montreal, Mumbai and during his retirement in Mt Baldy. Enhanced by Cohen's own playful and provocative illustrations, these poems show the full range of one of the most influential and enigmatic writers of his generation. Buk: You won’t get any complaints from me! I like women quite a bit myself! My old pal Burroughs used to draw little things, too, like that.

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famous blue raincoat یا you got me singinig یا winter lady و بقیه‌ی آهنگ‌هاش رو چند صد هزار بار گوش دادم... اینه که جنس شعرهاش و حس ترانه‌هاش رو می‌شناسم. اینه که از دیدن سه نقطه‌ها وسط متن شعر حرصم می‌گیره. یا جایی که ترانه برام آشناست و می‌بینم به جای you kiss my lips نوشته به هم بر می خوریم!!!The universe may have come to life with a bang, but the possibilities were conceived in silence....

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But it became so incredibly dragging and explanatory towards the end that I just have no patience left for the ending.

Raw and unedited, I felt like I was having a conversation with Leonard Cohen. wasn't particularly amazed by the poetry, but it is really smart. The moment I start losing interest he'll drop that witty or deep poem which will keep me going. I don't love it and I can't say I hate it. I think I will leave it at respecting his being. My testament begins in the fourteenth year of my life, the night my aunt led me to the flat roof of my father's grand house in Sepphoris, bearing a plump object wrapped in linen. After spending ten years in an Indian prison, Plato relishes the taste of fresh ginger. It is sharp, like the irony of being free in exile... I love books which have strong characters, ones who stay with you long after you've finished reading the book. Girija Prasad, Chanda Devi, Mary, Plato, Thapa, Apo, Ghazala and Bebo are such gratifying characters! I personally learnt a lot about the Andaman history, the Karen community, political uprisings in Burma, the colonials and the opium trade! References to Savarkar and Tilak won me! The geological details were so insightful! Reminded me of my summer vacations where I used to pore over books which had information about mountains, oceans and volcanoes, about the time I had almost decided to be a Geologist! Astonished by how much I loved this book. The telling of jesus’ life and the beginning of christianity from a woman’s perspective was such a fresh interesting idea. I’d listen to Ana’s story ten times