Princess of Asturias Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2011) Winner
Leonard Norman Cohen
レナード・ノーマン・コーエン
Renādo Nōman Kōen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-09-21 （Westmount, Quebec, Canada）
- Died
- 2016-11-07 （Los Angeles, California, U.S.） age 82
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Montreal, Canada → Hydra, Greece → Los Angeles, United States
Career
- Occupations
- singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist
- Active Years
- 1954-2016
- Affiliations
- Columbia Records
- Influenced By
- Federico García Lorca, Irving Layton
- Influenced
- Bob Dylan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University | Faculty of Arts | English Department | B.A. | 1951-1955 | Canada |
McGill University
Faculty of Arts
/ English Department
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1951-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Canada
Won literary prizes for poetry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Companion of the Order of Canada | — | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Prince of Asturias Award (Literature) | — | — | Princess of Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
Companion of the Order of Canada
2003
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Prince of Asturias Award (Literature)
2011
Organization:
Princess of Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Songs of Leonard Cohen
1967 FolkCohen's debut album featuring hits like Suzanne.
loveloss
Let Us Compare Mythologies
1956 PoetryCohen's first book of poetry.
mythologies
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and poeticmeditative
- Recurring Motifs
- faithmortalityloveisolation
Health
-
leukemia晩年contributing cause of death
Legacy
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, novelist. Hallelujah widely covered.
Museums
- Tower of Song: A Leonard Cohen Exhibit Montreal Opened in 2018
Archives
- Montreal, Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
In Popular Culture
- Hallelujah used in numerous films and TV shows
Quotes
-
There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.
Source: Anthem (1992)
Trivia
- Ordained as a Zen Buddhist monk.
- Owned a house on Hydra island.