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Faith, Hope and Carnage
- Narrated by: Nick Cave, Seán O'Hagan
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This program is read by the authors. Featuring sixteen musical codas and elements from the Carnage, Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen albums, it also includes an exclusive, additional 12-minute conversation between Cave and O’Hagan about the production of the recording.
Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life.
Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with Seán O’Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.
The book examines questions of faith, 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.
From a place of considered reflection, Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.
A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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- A. Foster
- 2023-02-18
A moving work of art
Exceptional, soulful, articulate, brave, raw. A true and unapologetic work of art - thankful to have experienced it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-17
Best audio book, I’ve ever listen to
This is by far the best audiobook I’ve ever listen to Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagen’s conversation is so needed.
Nick Cave speaks on grief and loss and such articulate kind & Understanding way. it’s a must read for anyone interested in music, art, making things grief, life & transcendence.
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- Brock McLaughlin
- 2023-03-17
Thanks for the cry
This could be my favourite listen ever on audible and I’m not even a big Nick Cave fan. Truly moving and thought provoking.
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