About the book
To mark the publication of Leonard Cohen's final book, The Flame, McClelland & Stewart is proud to reissue six beautiful editions of Cohen's cherished early works of poetry.
A freshly packaged series for devoted Leonard Cohen fans and those who wish to discover one of the world's most adored and celebrated writers.
Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1964, Flowers for Hitler is Leonard Cohen's third collection of poetry, in which he first experiments with his self-consciously \"anti-art\" gestures: an attempt, in his own words, to move \"from the world of the golden-boy poet into the dung pile of the front-line writer.\" Haunted by the image of the Nazi concentration camps, the poems are deliberately ugly, tasteless, and confrontational, setting out to destroy the image of Cohen as a sweet romantic poet. Its author was confident in his new direction, telling his publisher at the time that the collection was a masterpiece, and \"there [had] never been a book like this, prose or poetry, written in Canada.\"
Editions of Flowers for Hitler
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771024511
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771022050
- EBook
- ISBN 9781551994994
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To mark the publication of Leonard Cohen's final book, The Flame, McClelland & Stewart is proud to reissue six beautiful editions of Cohen's cherished early works of poetry.
A freshly packaged series for devoted Leonard Cohen fans and those who wish to discover one of the world's most adored and celebrated writers.
Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1964, Flowers for Hitler is Leonard Cohen's third collection of poetry, in which he first experiments with his self-consciously \"anti-art\" gestures: an attempt, in his own words, to move \"from the world of the golden-boy poet into the dung pile of the front-line writer.\" Haunted by the image of the Nazi concentration camps, the poems are deliberately ugly, tasteless, and confrontational, setting out to destroy the image of Cohen as a sweet romantic poet. Its author was confident in his new direction, telling his publisher at the time that the collection was a masterpiece, and \"there [had] never been a book like this, prose or poetry, written in Canada.\"
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What is Flowers for Hitler about?
To mark the publication of Leonard Cohen's final book, The Flame, McClelland & Stewart is proud to reissue six beautiful editions of Cohen's cherished early works of poetry.
A freshly packaged series for devoted Leonard Cohen fans and those who wish to discover one of the world's most adored and celebrated writers.
Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1964, Flowers for Hitler is Leonard Cohen's third collection of poetry, in which he first experiments with his self-consciously \"anti-art\" gestures: an attempt, in his own words, to move \"from the world of the golden-boy poet into the dung pile of the front-line writer.\" Haunted by the image of the Nazi concentration camps, the poems are deliberately ugly, tasteless, and confrontational, setting out to destroy the image of Cohen as a sweet romantic poet. Its author was confident in his new direction, telling his publisher at the time that the collection was a masterpiece, and \"there [had] never been a book like this, prose or poetry, written in Canada.\"
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Flowers for Hitler?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems
Where can I read a sample of Flowers for Hitler?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780771024511
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Flowers for Hitler?
Leonard Cohen
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Flowers for Hitler is available as paperback(ISBN 9780771024511) and paperback(ISBN 9780771022050) and ebook(ISBN 9781551994994)
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