Faith, Hope and Carnage (Hardback)
Nick Cave (author), Sean O'Hagan (author)Published: 20/09/2022
Based on interviews with his long-time friend and journalist Sean O’Hagan, the iconic singer-songwriter's stunning new book reflects on various themes from collaboration to catastrophe and grief to creativity, with immense honesty and intimacy.
Sunday Times Music Book of the Year 2022
Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life.
Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.
The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave’s life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years.
Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781838857660
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 517 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 29 mm
Edition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
Praise for The Sick Bag Song:
'About as rock 'n' roll as you can get... Shot through with fantasy, fiction, apocalyptic musings and tall stories' - Sunday Times
'A new literary form - a mash-up of prose, poetry, song lyrics and autobiography' - New York Times
'A page turning mash up from the prince of darkness' - Independent'Lyrical, hallucinatory and laced with sly wit, The Sick Bag Song is a revelation and a pleasure' - Hari Kunzru
'Mad and amazing' - Ian Rankin
'The stories twist and turn like a mad dash through the dark forest that is Nick Cave's imagination' - Tom OdellYou may also be interested in...
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The nook has neen purchased as a Christmas gift for a staunch Nick Cave fan....I am sure the book will be read and then re-read. It was delivered on time, well wrapped and I was able to rewrap and send without any... More
“Uplifting and unexpected”
An excellent discussion about creativity, bereavement and faith (and any number of other subjects) which is unputdownable. Outside of his time with The Birthday Party, I'm really not an expert on Cave's... More
“The Bats are finally released.”
I don't go much for celebrity biographies, but when someone I admire releases something, I look up, especially when he is usually so secretive and private. O'Hagan has got inside Nick Cave in some extremely... More
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