And the Ass Saw the Angel - Softcover

Cave, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014104487X ISBN 13: 9780141044873

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. He sees her very differently, and his conviction, and increasing isolation and insanity, may have terrible consequences for them both...

This new edition of Cave's cult classic has been cut down and reorganized by the author so the plot is clarified and the characters stand out more clearly. The book retains all its brilliance but is much more accessible to the general reader.

About this title

Review:

As if a Faulkner novel had been crossed with Whistle Down the Wind and then narrated by a stoned blues musician (Daily Telegraph)

About the Author:

Nick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his band The Birthday Party in 1980. Four years later he founded The Bad Seeds, with whom he has made many albums. And the Ass Saw the Angel was published in 1990 and quickly became a cult classic. Cave has also appeared in, and written the music for, several films.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 014104487X
• ISBN 13: 9780141044873
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288