Leonard Cohen Collection 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction & Poetry - Mixed Format

Titles in This Set
A Ballet of Lepers
The Flame
Book of Mercy

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Mixed Format (Hardcover: A Ballet of Lepers; Paperback: The Flame, Book of Mercy)
Publisher: Grove Press, Picador, Canongate Canons

Overview
This Leonard Cohen Collection gathers three essential works spanning the writer's career, from unpublished early fiction to his final poetic testament. A Ballet of Lepers, a posthumously released novel and story collection, reveals the raw, noir-tinged prose Cohen was writing decades before his music career began. The Flame, assembled after his passing, brings together late poems, notebook fragments, and drawings into an intimate farewell. Book of Mercy, his contemplative 1984 sequence of prose-poems, wrestles with faith, guilt, and grace. Together these three books offer a compact but rich portrait of a singular literary voice.

About the Books
Each title in this collection captures a different facet of Leonard Cohen's writing life. A Ballet of Lepers was written in the 1950s but remained unpublished until 2022; centered on a stark novella alongside short stories and a play excerpt, it follows a young man navigating family obligation, temptation, and moral unease in a mood that anticipates the spare, haunted tone of Cohen's later songwriting. The Flame, published in 2018, two years after Cohen's death, was compiled from the notebooks he kept until the end of his life; it mixes finished poems with unpolished fragments, sketches, and lyrics, giving readers an unguarded look at how his songs and verse took shape. Book of Mercy, first published in 1984, is a sequence of fifty prose-poems modeled loosely on the biblical Psalms, exploring devotion, doubt, and reconciliation in language that is by turns plainspoken and incantatory. Read together, the three books move across Cohen's career, from an ambitious young writer testing the boundaries of fiction, to a mature poet questioning faith and mercy, to the final notebooks of a man taking stock of a life spent in service of language.

Key Benefits

• Brings together fiction and poetry across Leonard Cohen's career in one collection
• Includes A Ballet of Lepers, a previously unpublished early novel and stories
• Features The Flame, Cohen's posthumously assembled final notebooks and poems
• Includes Book of Mercy, his acclaimed 1984 sequence of prose-poems
• A thoughtful gift for fans of literary fiction, poetry, and songwriting craft
• Brand new copies, perfect for building a dedicated Cohen shelf or library collection

Book-by-Book Guide
A Ballet of Lepers — An unpublished early novel and stories that reveal Cohen's raw, noir-inflected prose years before his music career began.
The Flame — A posthumous gathering of Cohen's final poems, notebook fragments, and drawings, assembled after his death in 2016.
Book of Mercy — A 1984 sequence of fifty prose-poems in the spirit of the Psalms, meditating on mercy, doubt, and faith.

About the Author
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) was a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter born in Montreal. He published his first poetry collection in 1956 before turning to fiction and, later, music, releasing acclaimed albums that included songs such as 'Hallelujah' and 'Suzanne.' Across his career he moved fluidly between novels, poetry collections, and songwriting, earning recognition as one of the most influential lyricists and literary voices of his generation. Cohen continued writing until shortly before his death in 2016, leaving behind notebooks and manuscripts published posthumously.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This set makes a meaningful gift for any Cohen fan, whether for a birthday, the holiday season, or simply to round out a literary collection. It pairs his rare early fiction with his final poetic notebooks and a beloved earlier meditation on faith, offering a full-spectrum look at a singular creative life.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.