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Who by fire : war, atonement, and the resurrection of Leonard Cohen
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771096266
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Physical Description:
226 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
regular print
print - Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : Signal/McClelland & Stewart, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Poets, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography Lyricists -- Canada -- Biography Singers -- Canada -- Biography Composers -- Canada -- Biography Cohen, Leonard -- 1934-2016 |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Salmo Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo Public Library | 920 COH (Text) | 35163000207725 | Biography | Volume hold | In transit | - |
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The incredible never-before-told story of Leonard Cohen's 1973 tour of Israel during the Yom Kippur War.Â
"Who by Fire is a stunning resurrection of a moment in the life of Leonard Cohen and the history of Israel. Itâs the story of a young artist in crisis and a young country at war, and the powerful resonance of the chord struck between them. A beautiful, haunting book full of feeling." âNicole Krauss, author of To Be a Man
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In October, 1973, the poet and singer Leonard Cohen â 39 years old, famous, unhappy, and at a creative dead end â traveled to the Sinai desert and inserted himself into the chaos and bloodshed of the Yom Kippur War. Moving around the front with a guitar and a pick-up team of local musicians, Cohen dived headlong into the midst of a global crisis and met hundreds of fighting men and women at the worst moment of their lives. His audiences heard him knowing it might be the last thing they heard, and those who survived never forgot what they heard.
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Cohenâs war tour was an electric cultural moment, one that still echoes today, and one that inspired some of his greatest songs â but a moment that only few knew about, until now. In Who By Fire, Canadian-Israeli journalist Matti Friedman gives us a riveting account of what happened during those weeks in Israel in October, 1973. With access to amazing and never-before-seen material written by Cohen himself, along with dozens of interviews and rare photographs, Friedman revives this fraught and stunning time, presenting an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the artist, and of the young people who heard him sing in the midst of combat.
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Who By Fire brings us close to one the greatest, most brilliant and charismatic voices of our times, and gives us a rare glimpse of war, faith, and belonging.
