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The Death of Bunny Munro

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The Death of Bunny Munro

By: Nick Cave
Narrated by: Nick Cave
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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.

Set adrift by his wife's suicide and struggling to keep some sort of grasp on reality, Bunny Munro drives off in his yellow Fiat Punto, Bunny Jr. in tow. To his son, waiting patiently in the car while he peddles beauty wares and quickies to lonely housewives in the south of England, Bunny is a hero, larger than life. But Bunny himself seems to have only a dim awareness of his son's existence, viewing his needs as a distraction from the relentless pursuit of sex, alcohol, and drugs.

When his bizarre road trip shades into a final reckoning, Bunny realizes that the revenants of his world—decrepit fathers, vengeful ghosts, jealous husbands, and horned psycho-killers—lurk in the shadows, waiting to exact their toll.

At turns dark and humane—and with all the mystery and enigma fans will recognize as Cave's singular vision—The Death of Bunny Munro questions the nature of sin and redemption, and lays bare the imprints that fathers leave on their sons.

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Powerful Storytelling • Complex Character • Remarkable Voice • Linguistic Brilliance • Memorable Tale • Perfect Reading

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I love the artistist readings their books, it reveils more than the texts itself. Wonderful!

Wonderful narration

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From the title it's obvious Bunny Munro will die, and from the moment you meet him you can't wait for his demise. A downfall which is satisfying, concerning, and may only be able to be conjured from the mind of Nick Cave.

It's an absolute decent into mental depravity.

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This has to be the most incredible audio experience I’ve ever experience. Cave’s laid back but formidable read, accompanied by his and Warren Ellis’ haunting score, all make for a timeless masterpiece. Bunny, yes, is a monster. Bunny, yes, is evil incarnate. But, like Humbert Humbert, Cave has woven a character so complex, so real, so nuanced, he would receive a doth of cap hat from Nabokov himself, were he still alive. I sat with tears rolling down my face after the gut punch of the final paragraph. Thank you, Mr Cave.

Stunning. Staggering. Shattering.

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Bunny is twisted and the story of his demise of dark, sad, and moving in every direction

Vile and endearing

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Kind of a weirdest parallel to McCarthy’s The Road. I love little Bunny junior and wish him the best.

Extraordinary

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