{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-9781914979156","title":"Leonard Cohen","description":"\u003cb\u003eA man who shares his name with a famous singer must grapple with his identity, purpose, and love. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Leonard Cohen at the center of \u003ci\u003eLeonard Cohen: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is an everyman, a would-be artist, a would-be lover, a would-be tragic figure, yet a man haunted by the greatness of his namesake. He struggles to compete. He struggles to be more than a punchline in his own mind. He struggles, in particular, to write one song as great as the least of the great Leonard Cohen's songs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the center of Leonard's life is Daphne. In their meeting on a Greek island, a contemporary fable of Daphne and Apollo plays out. But even with Daphne, Leonard is shadowed by the \u003ci\u003eother \u003c\/i\u003eLeonard Cohen, whom he fears is the real Apollo. The ancient myth haunts the fated lovers, and the \u003ci\u003enobody\u003c\/i\u003e Leonard Cohen's life becomes at once a mystery, a miracle, and a myth on its own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once upon a time, Apollo fell hard for Daphne, who turned herself into a laurel tree. No less a fate awaits the protagonists of this slender yet universal novel, where art, love, and fame all fatefully intertwine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haus Pub.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914979156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.23w x 0.51d","brand":"Jeffrey Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472869322933,"sku":"9781914979156","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_59e45cce-f784-46ea-b955-2822012c5a1b.jpg?v=1777444605","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leonard-cohen-9781914979156","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}