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Faith, Hope and Carnage

By: Nick Cave, Seán O'Hagan
Narrated by: Nick Cave, Seán O'Hagan
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THE SUNDAY TIMES Music Book of the Year

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a meditation on faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love.

Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The audiobook has been recorded so that the listener, especially when playing through headphones, sits between Cave and O’Hagan.

The book 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. The audiobook features 16 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 offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.

©2022 Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan (P)2022 Canongate Books Entertainment & Celebrities Music Philosophy Celebrity Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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Not an interview book ,but a conversation,with depth and emotional connection with the always brilliant genius that is Mr Cave .

Simply Brilliant.

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Love how Nick speaks so openly about his questions around faith, death, belief, the arts. So many things resonating. Thanks so much guys. Very grateful for this.

Fathoms deep

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I really loved this. It has helped in ways I could not previously have imagined.

I did not want it to end

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Not only Nick Cave presents himself as his best here but Seàn gave him the greatest plateforme to express himself. Grief, religion, creation, love, meaning of life…greatest questions of the world answered personally with grace and beauty.

Utterly fascinating and brave

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As a fellow musician, I would love to talk to Nick Cave about his music too. Truly wonderful.

Perfect

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Great to have an opportunity to be a fly on the wall in an interesting conversation with one of the greatest artists of our time.

Interesting peek inside Nick’s thoughts

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inspiring , insightful and hopeful! you would connect to the experience , from personal trauma, childhood , challenge then to positive hopeful peaceful state

must listen

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Truly absorbing and emotional experience. The dynamic of the q&a style really works and the follow up on certain comments help the understanding greatly. The music at the end of each chapter also works really well. It changes the listening experience of both Ghosteen and Skeleton Tree but not in a negative sense.

Incredible Book - Absorbing and Emotional

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Rarely do I feel a need to review but this was a wonderful listen. I’m not a fan of Nick Cave’s music but it’s made me want to listen. A truly sensitive and engrossing book around grief, the spiritual and the impetus to create no matter what life throws I. Your path. Sean O’Hagan is a brilliant writer and this shows him as a great interviewer too. Bravo!

A must listen

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This a searingly honest account of survival - through the agency of love and art - in the midst of unimaginable loss. The Q&A format lends itself well to this type of inquiry. At times, the same themes are repeated, but it doesn't jar, as Cave is such an eloquent interviewee that variations on previous responses enrich the narrative, rather than detract from it.

Moving insights into art and grief

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