Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations of Titles by Leonard Cohen ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. The Contemporary Leonard Cohen 1
6. “A Man Must be Very Alone”
7. “I Desire Only Your Love by the Telling” 35
8. Leonard Cohen, Marianne Ihlen, and Hydra’s Summer of Love 55
9. Untimely Meditations 77
10. Is it Really Revolting? 99
11. After “The Dachau Generation”
12. Fame, Failure, and Redemption 123
13. Gossip, Rumour, and Relationship 145
14. “I Undid Your Gown” 167
15. “A Song the People Loved was Written by a Thief” 185
16. “Desire the Horse / Depression the Cart”
17. “I’ve Seen the Future, Baby: It is Murder” 211
18. The Humble One 235
19. “Memory White from Loss of Guilt” 261
20. Ways to Say Goodbye 293
21. “A Brief Elaboration” 311
22. Contributors 325
23. Copyrights and Credits 329
24. Bibliography 331
25. Index 353