And the Ass saw the Angel.
by CAVE, Nick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1989. Black Spring Press. 1989. 8vo. Original cloth and wrapper; pp. 251; fine. First edition, inscribed by Nick Cave "To Jane" on title page. Cave's first novel is the macabre story of Euchrid Eucrow, who, growing up the result of inbreeeding in a strange religious sect and terrorised by his monstrous parents, finally explodes in an act of delusional psychosis. No one else could have written this book.
Synopsis
And the Ass Saw the Angel is the first novel by the musician and singer Nick Cave, originally published in 1989 by Black Spring Press in the United Kingdom and Harper Collins in the United States. It was republished in 2003 by 2.13.61. A luxury Collector's edition was released, summer 2007, by Black Spring Press. With its Southern Gothic setting, critics have compared it favorably with novels by American authors William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2116516
- Title
- And the Ass saw the Angel.
- Author
- CAVE, Nick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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London, London
About Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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