And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave's classic Gothic novel, in its full and original form 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 ...
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And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave's classic Gothic novel, in its full and original form 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... In 2009 Cave released a cut-down version of his novel but this reissue restores the full uncut text, as first published in 1989. Compelling and astonishing in its baroque richness, Nick Cave's acclaimed first novel is a fantastic journey into the twisted world of Deep Southern Gothic tragedy. This book will be adored by readers of Will Self, William Faulkner and Falnnery O'Connor, as well as fans of the cult rock star everywhere. An explosion of linguistic brio and Gothic grotesquery, horrifying, funny and tragic' Michel Faber, Guardian 'As if a Faulkner novel had been crossed with Whistle down the Wind and then narrated by a stoned blues musician ... heady' Daily Telegraph Nick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his band The Birthday Party in 1990 and four years later he formed The Bad Seeds, with whom he has made 15 studio albums. In recent years he has made two albums with his other band, Grinderman. In 1999 he curated and directed the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank Centre. He has also written the soundtrack for a number of successful films including The Assassination of Jesse James, Lawless and The Proposition. His novel And the Ass Saw the Angel was an international bestseller, Time Out's Book of the Year, and was reissued in the Penguin Essential series. His second novel The Death of Bunny Monroe was published in 2009. He lives in Brighton with his family.
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Good. The book is nice and 100% readable, but the book has visible wear which may include stains, scuffs, scratches, folded edges, sticker glue, highlighting, notes, and worn corners.
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Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. First Edition with number line to 1. Condition is Very Good in a Near Fine dustjacket. Book has clean covers, square spine and corners and a tight binding. Touch of fading to the top and bottom of cloth backstrip and minor soiling to top edge. Jacket is clean and bright with no rips or tears. Photos upon request.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 248 p. Papers of the Peabody Museum of. Audience: General/trade. A Near Fine copy, which is tight, clean, and has never been read; the Near Fine designation is due to very minor lower corner shelf ware; in a Near Fine, unmarked, intact dust jacket; minor corner shelf is the reason for the dust jacket's Near Fine designation. American First Edition-First Printing with a full number line that ends with a 1. "And the Ass Saw the Angel" is World Renowned Musician Nick Cave's first novel. This classic, Bible-Haunted gothic novel is an experimental tour de force about a backwoods incest-ridden community, that impressively creates a mythology, and brings it to an apocalyptic local finish. Rest assured, this American First Edition-First Printing copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 61/2x91/2. Signed by Artist 252 page hardcover novel. Printing line starts with 1. Signed by author-"Nick Cave 1990" (looks like 0990)-on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is bright, complete and clean. Cloth and board exterior with title on spine in gold. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.
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Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition THUS, first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Minor wear to the dust jacket. Light wear to the boards. Tight binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Book. Octavo, 248 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine green with light green and black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "USA 19.95; CANADA $26.95". Mild edgewear to jacket, slight staining to tail of textblock. Shelved under HC Fiction. 1372706. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.