TY - GEN AU - Simmons,Sylvie TI - I'm your man: the life of Leonard Cohen SN - 9780224090636 (hbk.) U1 - 781.64092 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Jonathan Cape KW - Cohen, Leonard, KW - Cohen, Leonard Norman, KW - Kohen, Leʼonard, KW - כהן, ליאונרד, KW - Koen, Lenard, KW - Composers KW - Canada KW - Biography KW - LCSH KW - Singers KW - Poets, Canadian KW - 20th century KW - Rock musicians KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-528) and index N2 - In this biography the author explores the facets of Cohen's life from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entree into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment, including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk ER -