Leonard Cohen’s final years — triumph over adversity | Book review
There has always been something magical about Leonard Cohen’s life, where the sacred and the profane co-exist.
Articles by Irwin Block
Book review: Shadows of the Holocaust loom over literary thriller Don’t Ask
This is a work of fiction, but the scenes from Hannah’s youth in Montreal evoke an intimacy that indicate autobiographical elements.
Book review: Searching for answers about a disappeared Argentinian relative
What is terribly clear is that the disappearance of Alicia Raboy didn’t just happen: “Hers was one of tens of thousands of lives extinguished purposefully in a deliberate process of state terrorism.”
Volume 2 of Leonard Cohen’s biography chronicles his stormy love life, career takeoff
It is a gossipy book, revealing the good, the great, the bad, and the ugly in Cohen’s relationships.
Quebec’s first music festival since COVID-19 opened in Victoriaville
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – After a year’s absence because of COVID-19, the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville picked up where it left off with a 12-concert program over three days that are fulfilling its mission to be innovative, challenging, and bold.