The Favorite Game

In this poignant novel, Leonard Cohen narrates the life of Lawrence Breavman, the only son of an old Jewish family in Montreal. As Breavman navigates the complexities of youth and early adulthood, he faces the half-understood death of his father, indulges in love and conflict, and embarks on explorations of hypnotism and friendship with his confidant Krantz. Achieving literary fame and later fleeing to New York, it is through his relationship with Shell that Breavman truly discovers the depths of love and the sacrifices it demands.