Slovenian authors regret death of Leonard Cohen

Ljubljana, 12 November - Slovenians have joined millions across the globe in mourning the death of hugely influential Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Poet and translator Jure Potokar, who has translated Cohen's novel Beautiful Losers into Slovenian, labelled him a "poet of extreme succinctness and precision, but also resonance and rhythm".

Ljubljana A concert of Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A concert of Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana A concert of Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A concert of Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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