Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is
one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists
of our time. Book of Longingis his eagerly awaited new collection of poems,
following his highly acclaimed 1984 title Book of Mercy, and his hugely
successful 1993 publication, Stranger Music. Book of Longingcontains
erotic, playful and provocative line drawings by the author, which interact
in exciting and unexpected ways on the page with poetry that is timeless,
meditative, and at times darkly humorous. The book brings together all the
elements that have brought Leonard Cohen's artistry with language world-
wide recognition. Book of Longingdemonstrates the range and depth of
Cohen's work, revealing an extraordinary gift of language and visual art
that speak with rare clarity, passion and timelessness.