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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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In this world of fast statements and homogenised ideas here at last is the thoughtful response of someone who examines life, death and all the mess in between. I listened with thirst and have finished this book knowing I will listen again. Not immediately, but when the time is right. How refreshing it has been to listen to authenticity and maturity. Very grateful for this book on so many levels. Thank you.

Nick’s Mind

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Amazing book. So much heart and wisdom. Nick Cave is a rare breed. A joy to listen too.

Didn’t want it to end

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incredible. I would have loved to have listened to the original recorded conversation. Thank you for this book. I will relisten many times.

heart wrenching, insightful and beautiful

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A beautiful, life changing book with Nick Cave showing extraordinary vulnerability and insight.

It is absolutely next level compared with many other surface level ‘rock star’ books.

I had the hard cover but the audiobook is a much better way to hear the interplay and discussions unfold.

Life changing

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A bit of a heavy listen at times but as whole very enjoyable and a great insight.

Worthy listening

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Provocative, even triggering, in a good way. An essence of trauma experienced at various levels by all people. The human condition. This book is an experience of love, true love, as in an encapsulation of all emotions. The whole depth of life.

The depth

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I rarely leave book reviews, but I just had to get my thoughts out there to the world. I listened to this audiobook over a few days, and I just couldn't stop listening to it. Nick, you have a way of talking, like a poem, so articulate, you make sense of things, of things that make little sense, like religion, life and especially death. Also, Sean as the interviewer is brilliant and calming. This book moved me. Thank you, Nick and Sean, for sharing these intimate conversations with the world!

Beautiful, Poetic, Raw

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With the recent bereavement of my own juvenile son, i found this book enormously comforting, intriguing & helpful through my own sad reality. Marvelous flowing questions & direction from Sean, what a pro & such meaningful honest answers from NC.
Im certain to listen to this book again & again.
I feel my sadness has somewhat been lifted by this work.
Thankyou Mr Cave & Mr O'Hagan.

Brilliant

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Beautifully real and honest. No different to the Music…

Incredible content throughout, delivered in an engaging and oddly comforting format. Awesome

Beautiful

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I didn’t want to miss a word. The way Nick Cave can bring you along into his thought processing and carefully articulate where he’s at, without making you feel like you have to think like him, is tremendous. I simply cannot recommend this book enough - along with the treasure trove he’s created musically over his lifetime of being an artist.

Complete engrossing

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