Book of Mercy

PRAISE FOR LEONARD COHEN: As strong a poet as he is a musician * * Guardian * *
Leonard Cohen was the poet laureate of the lack, the psalmist of the privation, who made imperfection gorgeous * * New York Times * *
He is a writer of terrific energy and colour, a Rabelaisian comic and a visualiser * * Observer * *
Utterly unique and impossible to imitate no matter how hard we tried -- NICK CAVE
Awe-inspiring . . . Cohen emerges as the wry, sensual mystic his champions have always known he was * * Sunday Telegraph * *
There is something irresistible about Cohen's charm * * New Yorker * *
There are very, very few people who occupy the ground that Leonard Cohen walks on -- BONO
The best bring an ironic, world-weary sensibility to bear on themes of ageing, sex, sensuality and spirituality * * Financial Times * *
Exceptional. Clear yet steamy, cosmic yet private, both playful and profound. . . as soulful a credo as he has ever put on paper * * New York Times * *
Playful, colourful, erotic . . . brilliant and sharp as flint * * The Big Issue * *