Nick Cave to publish new novel

NICK CAVE to Publish New Novel
"The Death of Bunny Munro"

Bunny Munro sells beauty products and the dream of hope to the lonely housewives of the south coast of England. Set adrift by his wife's suicide and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny does the only thing he can think of: he hits the road, with his nine-year-old son in tow.

As their bizarre and increasingly frenzied road trip shears into a final reckoning, Bunny finds that the revenants of his world - decrepit fathers, vengeful ghosts, jealous husbands and horned psycho-killers - have emerged from the shadows and are seeking to exact their toll.

The Death of Bunny Munro is Nick Cave's first novel since his critically acclaimed debut, "And the Ass Saw the Angel", which was first published in 1989. Penguin is releasing a new edition this September to tie in with his new novel. The Death of Bunny Munro will be published in hardcover by Faber and Faber, Inc., an affiliate of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, on September 8, 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-86547-910-4; $25.00).

Nick Cave's career has spanned many artistic disciplines and he is internationally renowned as a singer, songwriter, performer, script writer and novelist. From the 80s Australian post‑punk group The Birthday Party, to current legendary band Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and their stunning double-album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus and much heralded "Dig, Lazarus Dig!!!" which was awarded "best album of 2008" by Mojo magazine. The irrepressible Cave also fronts the decidedly raucous and raw Grinderman with Bad Seed members Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.

Never one to follow the orthodox approach, Cave's music is steeped in mystery, sensuality, wit and irreverence. His writing career began with his debut novel And the Ass Saw the Angel which was published in 1989. He wrote the screenplay for The Proposition (2006), a starkly poetic Western set in the Australian outback, and has composed the soundtrack for the movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, along with Warren Ellis, which is due for release later this year.

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