Nick Cave

THE SICK BAG SONG chronicles Cave's journey with his band the Bad Seeds on a twenty-two-day, North American tour. It is a highly personal account that blends memories, musings, poetry, lyrics, flights of fancy and road journal. Drawing inspiration from Leonard Cohen, John Berryman, Patti Smith, Sharon Olds, folk ballads and ancient texts, THE SICK BAG SONG takes the form of an epic quest, turning over questions of inspiration, creativity, loss, death and romantic love. It is also a companion piece to his feature documentary 20,000 Days on Earth. THE SICK BAG SONG explores and develops the mystique of Nick Cave. The book began its life scribbled onto airline sick bags, which are reproduced in the book alongside the text.

Rujonkaunis runoelma kiertue-elämän mielenmaisemastaBalladi pahasta olosta on tyhjentävä läpileikkaus muusikon elämästä. Keikkabussin ikkunasta vilahtelevat Pohjois-Amerikan kaupungit, joka ilta noustaan lavalle, poltetaan savuke takahuoneessa ja painutaan päivän päätteeksi jälleen yhteen hotelliin. Matkan edetessä alkaa avautua myös toisenlainen todellisuus. Nick Caven kaltainen hahmo näkee samoja näkyjä eri kaupungeissa, löytää sillan alta lohikäärmeen ja kohtaa itsensä - vuosia aiemmin. Mutta yhteydet myös pätkivät. Rakastettu ei vastaa puhelimeen.

The world is a hard place to be good in... Struggling to keep a grip on reality after his wife's death, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. An epic chronicle of one man's judgement, The Death of Bunny Munro is also an achingly tender portrait of the relationship between father and son.

And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave's classic Gothic novel, in its full and original formOutcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. He sees her very differently, and his conviction, and increasing isolation and insanity, may have terrible consequences for them both... In 2009 Cave released a cut-down version of his novel but this reissue restores the full uncut text, as first published in 1989. Compelling and astonishing in its baroque richness, Nick Cave's acclaimed first novel is a fantastic journey into the twisted world of Deep Southern Gothic tragedy. This book will be adored by readers of Will Self, William Faulkner and Falnnery O'Connor, as well as fans of the cult rock star everywhere. An explosion of linguistic brio and Gothic grotesquery, horrifying, funny and tragic' Michel Faber, Guardian'As if a Faulkner novel had been crossed with Whistle down the Wind and then narrated by a stoned blues musician ... heady' Daily TelegraphNick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his band The Birthday Party in 1990 and four years later he formed The Bad Seeds, with whom he has made 15 studio albums. In recent years he has made two albums with his other band, Grinderman. In 1999 he curated and directed the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank Centre. He has also written the soundtrack for a number of successful films including The Assassination of Jesse James, Lawless and The Proposition. His novel And the Ass Saw the Angel was an international bestseller, Time Out's Book of the Year, and was reissued in the Penguin Essential series. His second novel The Death of Bunny Monroe was published in 2009. He lives in Brighton with his family.

Set adrift by his wife's suicide and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. To his son, waiting patiently in the car while his father peddles beauty wares and quickies to lonely housewives in the south of England, Bunny is a hero, larger than life. But Bunny himself, haunted by what might be his wife's ghost, seems only dimly aware of his son's existence. When his bizarre trip shades into a final reckoning, when he can no longer be sure what is real and what is not, Bunny finally begins to recognize the love he feels for his son. And he sees that the revenants of his world--decrepit fathers, vengeful ghosts, jealous husbands, and horned psycho-killers--are lurking in the shadows, waiting to exact their toll. At turns dark and humane, The Death of Bunny Munro is a tender portrait of the relationship between a boy and his father, with all the wit and enigma that fans will recognize as Nick Cave's singular vision.

Kaivattu uusintapainos kymmenen vuoden takaa! Rujo ja runollinen saaga ihmisyhteisöjen ja ihmismielen petollisimmista oikuista. Caven uutuusromaanin kunniaksi Like julkaisee kulttiteoksesta kaivatun uusintapainoksen, jossa on kirjailijan tuore esipuhe. Mykkä Euchrid-poika syntyy syrjäiseen Ukoloren laaksoon vanhan Chevy-romun takapenkille juoppohullun äidin ja kieroutuneen isän perheeseen. Laaksossa asuva fundamentalistinen uskonnollinen lahko ei suvaitse poikkeavia ihmisiä, ja Euchrid saa tuta sen nahoissaan: maailma ei tunne armoa. Mutta Euchrid tuntee Jumalan henkilökohtaisesti ja saa tältä kauhistuttavan tehtävän. Teos on jylhän kaunis kauhutarina koston varaan rakentuvasta uskonnollisuudesta. Caven verbaalisen sinfonian johtosävelenä soivat rakkauden, riivauksen ja väkivaltaisen kuoleman teemat. Syvän etelän gotiikka imee syvyyksiinsä vääjäämättömästi kuin juoksuhiekka. ”Vanhatestamentillisista äänenpanoista huolimatta Cave onnistuu ujuttamaan saastan sekaan myös Raamatun herkkyyttä, valoa ja kauneutta.” – Antti Majander, Helsingin Sanomat ”Kun aasintamma näki Herran enkelin on postmodernin maailman Vihan hedelmät: raivokas ryöpytys uskonnollista masokismia ja sur(inho)realismia mutta myös tummaa, bluesin läpitunkemaa runoutta.” – Hannu Waarala, Keskisuomalainen ”Kyse ei ole sensaatiohakuisesta saastalla mässäilystä. Cave on luonut ehdottoman maailman, jonka sisällä julmuus ja rumuus on johdonmukaista ja tarkoituksenhakuista. Jobin kirja kohtaa Stephen Kingin.” – Ari Närhi, Aamulehti