
a book
The Death of Bunny Munro
/ audiobook (2009 · 2010 · 288 pages
Set adrift by his wife's suicide and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. To his son, waiting patiently in the car while his father peddles beauty wares and quickies to lonely housewives in the south of England, Bunny is a hero, larger than life. But Bunny himself, haunted by what might be his wife's ghost, seems only dimly aware of his son's existence.
When his bizarre trip shades into a final reckoning, when he can no longer be sure what is real and what is not, Bunny finally begins to recognize the love he feels for his son. And he sees that the revenants of his world—decrepit fathers, vengeful ghosts, jealous husbands, and horned psycho-killers—are lurking in the shadows, waiting to exact their toll.
At turns dark and humane, The Death of Bunny Munro is a tender portrait of the relationship between a boy and his father, with all the wit and enigma that fans will recognize as Nick Cave's singular vision.
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Nick Cave
“Warren Ellis and I scored some very beautiful music to accompany me reading the novel, and we’re selling it as a seven-CD box set. After the music was laid down, which was done by an artist couple from London—Ian Forsythe and Jane Pollard—they sent it to be specialized in New York. What they’ve done with the sound is phenomenal. If you listen to it with headphones, it’s a hallucination. I’m really proud of that audio book.”↗