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24%OFFLeonard Cohen - The Favourite Game - 9780007318391 - V9780007318391
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The Favourite Game

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Description for The Favourite Game Paperback. This warm and lyrical semi-autobiographical first novel by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen charts the coming of age of Lawrence Breavman, the only son of a Jewish Montreal family. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 116 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.

This warm and lyrical semi-autobiographical first novel by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen charts the coming of age of Lawrence Breavman, the only son of a Jewish Montreal family.

‘Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the world is made flesh.’

Lawrence Breavman seeks two things: love and beauty. Beginning with the innocent games of delicious misadventure with first love Lisa and the absorbing wanders through Montreal with best friend Krantz, ... Read more

Semi-autobiographical, the angst and beauty of Cohen’s voice deftly channel the painful confusion of the journey into adulthood, and the friendships, wars and lovers that are our guides.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007318391
SKU
V9780007318391
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99

About Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. His first book of poetry, ‘Let Us Compare Mythologies’, was published in 1956 and his first novel, the semi-autobiographical ‘The Favourite Game’, in 1963. Cohen has recorded numerous albums and published several books of poetry and an experimental novel, ‘Beautiful Losers’ (1966). Cohen lives in Montreal, Canada.

Reviews for The Favourite Game
‘He is a writer of terrific energy and colour, a Rabelaisian comic and a visualiser of some memorable scenes.’ Observer ‘’The Favourite Game’ is a morally brave book, intimate and unflinching…Leonard Cohen sustains the highest level of poetic craftsmanship throughout.’ Paul Quarrington, author of ‘Whale Music’ ... Read more

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