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Let Us Compare Mythologies
First edition
Author	Leonard Cohen
Illustrator	Freda Guttman
Publisher	Contact Press
Publication date	1956

Let Us Compare Mythologies is the first poetry book by Canadian poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Written in 1956, shortly after Cohen left McGill University where he studied English literature, it was first published as part of the McGill Poetry Series operated by Louis Dudek. In 2007, the book returned to print in a 50th anniversary facsimile edition, published by Ecco Press.

Published as the inaugural volume of the McGill Poetry Series in an edition of about 400.

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Songs of Leonard Cohen Songs from a Room Songs of Love and Hate New Skin for the Old Ceremony Death of a Ladies' Man Recent Songs Various Positions I'm Your Man The Future Ten New Songs Dear Heather Old Ideas Popular Problems You Want It Darker Thanks for the Dance
Live albums	Live Songs Cohen Live Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 Live in London Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Songs from the Road Live in Dublin Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour
Compilations	The Best of Leonard Cohen So Long, Marianne More Best of Leonard Cohen The Essential Leonard Cohen
Tribute albums	Famous Blue Raincoat I'm Your Fan Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy The Songs of Leonard Cohen Covered
Concert tours	Leonard Cohen Tour 2008–2010 Old Ideas World Tour
Songs	"Ain't No Cure for Love" "Avalanche" "Bird on the Wire" "Dance Me to the End of Love" "Everybody Knows" "Famous Blue Raincoat" "First We Take Manhattan" "The Gypsy's Wife" "Hallelujah" "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" "I'm Your Man" "In My Secret Life" "Joan of Arc" "The Partisan" "So Long, Marianne" "Suzanne" "Take This Waltz" "Tower of Song" "Who by Fire" "You Want It Darker"
Books	Let Us Compare Mythologies The Spice-Box of Earth The Favourite Game Flowers for Hitler Beautiful Losers Selected Poems 1956–1968 Book of Mercy Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs Book of Longing The Flame A Ballet of Lepers
Film and television	Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen Angel Beware of a Holy Whore Bird on a Wire I Am a Hotel Night Magic Looking for Leonard Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song So Long, Marianne
Collaborators	Bob Johnston Marianne Ihlen Sharon Robinson Jennifer Warnes Perla Batalla Julie Christensen Anjani: Blue Alert Alan Light: The Holy or the Broken
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