Faith, Hope and Carnage
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Narrated by:
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Nick Cave
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Seán O'Hagan
About this listen
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.
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- Mr. A. Sheldon
- 15-12-22
Simply Brilliant.
Not an interview book ,but a conversation,with depth and emotional connection with the always brilliant genius that is Mr Cave .
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- stj
- 10-03-23
Fathoms deep
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.
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- R
- 21-07-23
I did not want it to end
I really loved this. It has helped in ways I could not previously have imagined.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-23
Perfect
As a fellow musician, I would love to talk to Nick Cave about his music too. Truly wonderful.
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- Coralie Le Berche
- 28-03-23
Utterly fascinating and brave
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.
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- Ryan Wilby
- 12-06-23
Interesting peek inside Nick’s thoughts
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.
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- John Lovie
- 01-10-22
Incredible Book - Absorbing and Emotional
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.
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- catbee
- 08-03-23
A must listen
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!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-12-22
Moving insights into art and grief
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.
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- Mark
- 27-06-23
Moving and Insightful
This is an incredibly open, honest and powerful dialogue pursued with intellectual rigour and mutual respect. The result, for the listener, is over eight hours in the company of the endlessly fascinating Nick Cave as he shares his views on life, death, grief, music, songwriting, love, art and religion with the added bonus of ceramics thrown into the mix. I'd say this book is essential listening for all who appreciate Nick Cave as a musician and human being. It should also appeal to anyone with an enquiring mind and an interest in learning more about one of the most gifted creative artists of our time. And Sean O' Hagen is a great interviewer.
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