Leonard Cohen

CBC Books | | Posted: August 3, 2018 7:14 PM | Last Updated: November 22, 2018

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Caption: Leonard Cohen was an iconic musician and writer. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Leonard Cohen is a legendary figure in the world of music and literature. The Montreal artist released 14 albums over the span of nearly 50 years, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. His song Hallelujah has been covered relentlessly by his fellow musicians, from Jeff Buckley and k.d. lang to Justin Timberlake. His books include the novel Beautiful Losers and Selected Poems 1956-1968, for which he won and declined a Governor General's Literary Award. Cohen died on Nov. 7, 2016 at the age of 82.

His final book, the poetry collection The Flame, was released in fall 2018.

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Media Audio | The Next Chapter : Special: Leonard Cohen

Caption: To mark Leonard Cohen's passing, we play an interview that Shelagh did with him in 2006, when five of his songs were inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Media Video | Archives : Leonard Cohen on the road to singing sensation

Caption: Leonard Cohen leaves his blissful domestic life on Hydra, Greece, with the intention of cutting a country and western album in Nashville.

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Media Video | The National : Saying goodbye to Leonard Cohen

Caption: The official goodbye to Leonard Cohen was led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, kicking off a night full of musicians from around the world paying tribute to the Canadian music legend.

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