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. All rights reserved. Cave's bawdy humor, along with a gallows whimsy
- Title : The Death of Bunny Munro: A Novel
- Author : Nick Cave
- Rating : 4.69 (112 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-3-21
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 288 Pages
- Asin : 0865479402
- Language : English
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. All rights reserved. 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. (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly 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. 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
His first novel, And the Ass Saw the Angel, was published in 1989. Born in Australia, Cave now lives near Brighton, England..Nick Cave has been performing music for more than thirty years as the lead singer of the Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Grinderman. He has collaborated with Kylie Minogue, PJ Harvey, and many others
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. 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. And he sees that the revenants of his worlddecrepit fathers, vengeful ghosts, jealous husbands, and horned psycho-killersare 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.. 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 sonI will have to study day and night but it is worth it.I am pleased customer. Steve Martin can be that master for you if you work in areas of complex sales that I earlier described.Look for the best opportunity, listen carefully, speak appropriately, and move in the ways that will open the way to understanding if you want to grasp selling success!. The power changes and invasions India faced created a market for mercenaries. I appreciate that the author did not create two books that would require us waiting a months and making two purchases. Though we cannot always prevent these conflicts, we should have a decent understanding of the morality of the wars in which our countries are engaged. I expected the books to be amazingly interesting but was disappointed and frustrated when reading them. An incestuous cousin to "The Road " ( though not as good as that masterpiece ). Recommended, along with Vol. I bought this because of the positive reviews and because it sounded like it might be pretty good. Second, Walzer's treatment of terrorism is simple - terrorism kills indiscriminately, hence it's morally unjustified. One last thought - while this doesn't effect the usefulness of the cards, in all of the photographs Ms. These are important subjects in their own right, and he has emphasized that importance by these sections.But an additi
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