Mythmaking, social media and the truth about Leonard Cohen's last letter to Marianne Ihlen
- Written by Tanya Dalziell, Associate Professor, English and Literary Studies, University of Western Australia
Leonard Cohen pictured in July 2008. His 2016 letter to his 'muse' Marianne Ihlen went viral after his death in the same year. Rolf Haid/EPA
The note Leonard Cohen wrote to his former lover Marianne Ihlen as she lay upon her death bed became a viral phenomenon after they both died in 2016. But Cohen’s last letter to Ihlen was not entirely...