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Leonard Cohen was born on 21 September 1934 in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated from McGill University in 1955 and has lived in Los Angeles, California since 1999. A successful musician, Cohen formed his first band at age 17. For more information, visit his official site or The Leonard Cohen Files.

Books by Leonard Cohen

	1956 Let Us Compare Mythologies (poetry)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1961 The Spice-Box of Earth (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1963 The Favourite Game (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1964 Flowers For Hitler (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1966 Beautiful Losers (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1966 Parasites of Heaven (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1968 Selected Poems 1956-1968 (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1972 The Energy of Slaves (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1978 Death of a Lady's Man (poetry)	Biblio.com
	1984 Book of Mercy (poetry)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1993 Stranger Music (poetry)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 God is Alive, Magic is Afoot	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2005 Leonard Cohen Anthology (poetry)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2006 Book of Longing (poetry)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
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Awards

• Canada Reads
  • 2005 – Beautiful Losers – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Poetry (English)
  • 1968 – Selected Poems – Winner (declined)

• Order of Canada
  • 1991 – Officer
  • 2002 – Companion

Books about Leonard Cohen

	Leonard Cohen: Prophet of the Heart by L.S. Dorman and Clive L. Rawlins	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen: A Life in Art by Ira B. Nadel	Biblio.com
	Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen by Ira B. Nadel	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	Came So Far for Love by Paul Barrera	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen by Michael Ondaatje	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen and His Critics by Michael Gnarowski	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen by Stephen Scobie	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen: An Annotated Bibliography by Bruce Whiteman	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen and His Works by Linda Hutcheon	Biblio.com
	Leonard Cohen in His Own Words by Jim Devlin	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	The Complete Guide to the Music of Leonard Cohen by Maurice Ratcliff	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	Music Makers: Leonard Cohen by David Sheppard	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	Intricate Preparations: Writing Leonard Cohen by Stephen Scobie	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	Three Moments of Love in Leonard Cohen and Bruce Cockburn by Paul Nonnekes	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	Dylan and Cohen: Poets of Rock and Roll by David Boucher	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	The Song of Leonard Cohen by Harry Rasky	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	Take This Waltz by Michael Fournier and Ken Norris	Amazon.ca Biblio.com

Added 24 April 2006.
Updated 10 August 2009.