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Title details for The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave - Available

The Death of Bunny Munro

A Novel

by Nick Cave
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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  • Release date

    September 1, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427208040
      • File size: 235628 KB
      • Duration: 08:10:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 6, 2009
      The protagonist of Cave’s pleasantly demented second novel, set in England, is living out a porno: door-to-door lotion salesman Bunny Munro spends his days seducing invariably attractive women, servicing both their sexual and moisturizing needs. His wife’s suicide, though, threatens to derail Bunny’s amorous adventures, as he can’t shake the feeling that he might somehow be responsible. Another new obstacle is the need to look after his nine-year-old son, Bunny Jr. In an effort to escape the creepiness of the apartment he shared with his wife, Bunny takes his son on the road, teaching him the ropes of salesmanship. Meanwhile, a man in red face paint and plastic devil horns accosts women in northern England before a murderous turn sends him journeying south. Bunny’s deterioration from swaggering Lothario to sputtering pity case suggests he is carrying around more guilt than he cares to admit, and his obsessive behavior, while a bit of a stretch, allows for an interesting portrait of modern family dynamics. Cave’s bawdy humor, along with a gallows whimsy that will be familiar to fans of his music, elevate the novel from what might otherwise be a one-note adventure.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      When Munro's wife, Bunny, commits suicide, he continues his life as a traveling salesman, taking along his son. More accurately, while the father is engaging in vividly (and crudely) described sex with his clients, his son is sitting in the car reading an encyclopedia. While the soundtrack running through much of the narration may be of interest to fans of Cave's music, it adds little to the performance and at times is distracting. Nonetheless, Cave's narration captures the tones of a dissolute man who is losing his grip on reality. A subtle recognition of (but not necessarily regret for) a wasted life is always present in Cave's delivery. This undercurrent makes the character of Munro, and the melancholy of his deteriorating personality, sadly believable. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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