‘He is a writer of terrific energy and colour, a Rabelaisian comic and a visualiser of some memorable scenes.’ Observer ‘’The Favourite Game’ is a morally brave book, intimate and unflinching…Leonard Cohen sustains the highest level of poetic craftsmanship throughout.’ Paul Quarrington, author of ‘Whale Music’ ‘Is there any Canadian novel as compelling and as good at capturing youthful anxieties as J. D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye”? Absolutely…Leonard Cohen’s first novel, “The Favorite Game”…One of the 10 best Canadian novels of the 20th century.’ Globe & Mail

• Awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias literature award in 2011 for a body of work of "immutable merit." • 2008 saw Cohen’s first tour in 15 years, selling out globally, including a ‘highlight of the Festival’ appearance at Glastonbury. • In December 2008, X-Factor Winner Alexandra Burke’s cover of Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ reached #1, Jeff Buckley’s re-released cover #2 and Cohen’s own #35 (over 1,000 renditions of Cohen’s songs have been recorded), renewing interest in the man, his music and his writing and attracting a new league of younger fans. • Described by Lou Reed as among the ‘highest and most influential echelon of songwriters’, Cohen was inducted into the American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 (in the Canadian Hall of Fame in 1991). • Renewed interest in Cohen since his return to the stage after re-emerging from years of seclusion as a Zen Buddhist monk. • Reissued by Blue Door with an in-depth PS Section. Competition: Catcher In The Rye; On The Road. Leonard Cohen;Bob Dylan; J. D. Salinger; Jack Kerouac; Charles Bukowski;