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The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by nick cave. His first novel, and the ass saw the angel, was published in 1989. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in hardcover format. An epic chronicle of one mans judgement and death, the death of bunny munro is an achingly tender portrait of the relationship between father and son. Set adrift by his wifes death he hits the road one last timewith his young son in tow. Sep 01, 2009 twenty years after the publication of his first novel, and the ass saw the angel, nick cave brings us the final days of bunny munro, a salesman in search of a soul. I have a particular weakness for being both attracted to and repelled by such narcissism which is why my eye wandered up to the death of bunny munro, the latest fictional offering from nick cave following the fairly well received and the ass saw the angel. Alternatively, you can add nobotsdenyinternetarchivebot to keep me off the page altogether. The death of bunny munro is the second novel written by nick cave, best known as the lead singer of nick cave and the bad seeds. I was only out of the house for 20 minutes, she cries.
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