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Faith, Hope, and Carnage

December 15, 2023

Faith, Hope, and Carnage is a 2022 book by Australian rock musician Nick Cave in conversation with Irish journalist and critic Seán O’Hagan beginning in 2020. The book explores Cave's personal life and journey as a musician, including the 2015 death of his son Arthur, Cave's battle with heroin addiction, and lifelong struggle with Christianity. The work has received positive reviews from critics and is included in many best-of lists.

Faith, Hope, and Carnage
Cover to the first American hardback edition
Author
Audio read byNick Cave
Cover artistAlex Merto
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
LanguageAustralian English
Subject
Set in20th and 21st centuries
PublisherCanongate Books (UK), Farrar, Straus and Giroux (USA)
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Media type
Pages294
ISBN9780374607371
LC Class2022022690
WebsiteOfficial website

Composition and promotion edit

The book is made up of edited conversations between Cave and O'Hagan spanning more than 40 hours across the two years and was announced in September 2021.[1] The turn toward spirituality was an ongoing part of Cave's life, with his fascination with the person of Jesus Christ in particular and the profound sense of human fragility that he gained due to losing his son as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The longform discussion style was influenced by The Paris Review and contemporary podcasting[3] and makes the first interview that Cave had done in years.[4]

The authors have scheduled promotional tour appearances to discuss the book,[5] with eight dates in Europe in May and June of 2023.[6]

Reception edit

For Kirkus Reviews, the publication assessed the book as "a somber, sage book about art-making that deserves a readership beyond Cave’s fan base", noting that "this is a lively, engrossing book energized by Cave’s relentless candor—and sometimes counterintuitive thinking—about his work and his demons".[7] Writing for USA Today, Barbara VanDenburgh noted that this was one of the "hottest new releases" of the week.[8] Pitchfork Media shortlisted this among the 15 best music books of 2022, with critic Jenn Pelly calling it "astoundingly intimate".[9] Rolling Stone's review of the best music books of 2022 includes Faith, Hope, and Carnage, with Lisa Tozzi calling it "incredibly moving, hopeful, and at times very funny".[10]

The Conversation's Lyn McCredden notes the honesty that Cave has for approaching the darker times in his life and how the musician has turned toward forgiveness, a sense of mystery, and attempts at radical listening as he has aged.[11] Writing for the Australian Broadcasting Company, Adrian Rosenfeldt notes Cave's attempts to work through his grief with this book as well as his blog Red Hand Files that allowed him to interact with fans directly: both works allow the singer to "challeng[e] the overarching values that underlie the modern West: secularism, rationalism, and individualism... and to argue that religion and music help us to recognise a deeper, more creative way of being".[12]

In The Guardian, Alexis Petridis notes that Cave has "fascinating things to say" a variety of topics, but "the book’s most striking sections are those that deal with grief", characterizing the text as "occasionally deeply harrowing reading";[13] the newspaper also listed it as one of the 25 best Australian books of 2022.[14] Writing for The Observer (where O’Hagan has been published for decades), Rachel Clarke portrays the work as "astonishing, heart-rending conversations" that have "wit, passion and restless intelligence" for topics as diverse as "love, death, heroin addiction, pottery, childhood, religion and the inscrutable alchemy of songwriting. But in the end, every word orbits Arthur, the boy whose absence became a galvanising life force for his father", summing up her review that the book is "an exquisite articulation of the human condition".[15] In The Daily Telegraph, Suzanne Moore rated this work five out of five stars, noting the dichotomies of Cave's character and the contradictions apparent in the long conversations, particularly his interest in and skepticism of Christian faith;[16] the publication ranked Faith, Hope, and Carnage 46th on their listing of the 50 best books of 2022.[17] In ArtReview, James Cook opined that this work "transcends the genre of the rockstar memoir" due to Cave's ability to discuss a variety of intimate subjects with "eloquence and humility".[18] Adam Steiner of Louder Than War tells readers that the book "is less benign, and more confrontational than it might seem" and sums up his review by stating that the authors "offers shining light by which we might know ourselves better and reaffirms the power of music where can find awakening, resistance and a renewed passion for hope".[19] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of Financial Times gave a negative review, criticizing the question-and-answer format as well as the thematic insights, calling Cave's perspective on mourning "the results represent a thinner reiteration of his impressive project to reimagine grief as “a gift”, a “defiant, sometimes mutinous energy” that can be put to service in trying to make the world a better place".[20] The Sunday Times included it in their roundup of the 37 best books of 2022, calling it "a beautiful, profoundly generous book, few pages passing without a line that stops you in your tracks".[21] The New Statesman also listed it as one of the best of 2022, with Rowan Williams calling it "the most compelling book of the year".[22] The Big Issue called this the book of the year for bringing "new depth to the art of the interview" that constitutes "an epiphany".[23]

Éamon Sweeney of The Irish Times calls the book "brave and brilliant" work with "illuminating reflections on loss and ‘the terrible beauty of grief’" that was made possible due to the decades-long association the musician and journalist have with one another.[3] A review of the books of the year by several critics in the newspaper found Sinéad Gleeson writing that this book "stopped [her] in [her] tracks".[24] Barry Egan of Irish Independent recalls Cave's history of drug use and religious skepticism and how they are expressed in the book as well as the deaths of Cave's son and mother that make for "a book that fuses his humour, intellect, wit and passion into one long philosophical meditation on living and dying".[25]

Several reviewers from Christian spiritual press have praised the work as well. In Anglican publication Church Times, priest John Davies connects this work to Cave's other spiritual exploration and attempts to identify with others through grief.[26] The publication also interviewed Cave on the topics explored in the book[27] and Rowan Williams commented that it was a pick for a Christmas gift, calling it "a quite extraordinary testament, intensely moving".[28] The Christian Century, a mainline Protestant and progressive Christian magazine characterizes Cave as a "missionary of grief", noting his trenchant analysis of "grief, suffering, and trauma, both personal and collective, in our experience of the COVID-19 pandemic".[29] Elizabeth Oldfield of the Bruderhof magazine Plough called this editor's pick an "electric" combination of Cave's attraction to the church and O'Hagan's distrust of it, noting that "those without an interest in religion will still find much in the book, but what I found so radically refreshing is the unabashed longing for God".[30] Catholic publisher Word on Fire featured a review by institute fellow Andrew Petiprin, noting Cave's unique style on display in the book that is "avant-garde, manly, and most of all, deeply religious... [and] sometimes heart-wrenching" and calls this work a "valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of modern art and Christianity", noting the history of spiritual themes in Cave's music.[31]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Knight, Lucy (September 21, 2021). "Nick Cave to publish book about the years after his son's death". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Cave, Nick; Sayers, Freddie (April 10, 2023). "Nick Cave on Christ and the Devil". UnHerd (in Australian English and British English). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Sweeney, Éamon (October 2, 2022). "Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Seán O'Hagan: brave and brilliant". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Patton, Alli (September 13, 2022). "Nick Cave Talks 'Faith, Hope and Carnage' in New Memoir". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Clapson, Colin (April 17, 2023). ""Faith, Hope and Carnage": singer Nick Cave brings his autobiography to Brussels". VRT. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (April 18, 2023). "Nick Cave announces 'Hope, Faith And Carnage' UK and Europe 'In Conversation' events". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "FAITH, HOPE AND CARNAGE". Kirkus Reviews. August 3, 2022. ISSN 1948-7428. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  8. ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara (September 17, 2022). "Nick Cave's 'Faith, Hope and Carnage,' 'Black Skinhead': 5 must-read new books this week". USA Today. ISSN 0734-7456. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Pelly, Jenn (November 22, 2022). "The 15 Best Music Books of 2022". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Tozzi, Lisa (November 23, 2022). "The Best Music Books of 2022". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  11. ^ McCredden, Lyn (January 17, 2023). "'Grief can have a chastening effect': in Faith, Hope and Carnage Nick Cave plumbs religion, creativity and human frailty". The Conversation. ISSN 2201-5639. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Rosenfeldt, Adrian (April 21, 2023). ""Sometimes a little bit of faith can go a long, long way": The dark religious vision of Nick Cave". Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Petridis, Alexis (September 28, 2022). "Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Silcox, Beejay (December 19, 2022). "The 25 best Australian books of 2022: Chloe Hooper, Alex Miller, Jessica Au and more". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  15. ^ Clarke, Rachel (October 23, 2022). "Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan review – a lament, a celebration, a howl". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. ISSN 0029-7712. OCLC 50230244. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Moore, Suzanne (September 16, 2022). "Nick Cave has turned a life filled with pain into an extraordinary, uplifting book". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "The 50 best books of 2022". The Daily Telegraph. November 28, 2022. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  18. ^ Cook, James (January 7, 2023). "'Doubt Becomes the Energy of Belief': Nick Cave's Meditation on Creativity and Grief". ArtReview. ISSN 1745-9303. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  19. ^ Steiner, Adam (November 28, 2022). . Louder Than War. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  20. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (October 28, 2022). "Faith, Hope and Carnage — Nick Cave on life and loss". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "The 37 best books of 2022". The Sunday Times. October 28, 2022. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  22. ^ Williams, Rowan (December 3, 2022). "Books of the year 2022". The New Statesman. ISSN 1364-7431. OCLC 4588945. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  23. ^ Graham, Jane (December 16, 2022). "Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022". The Big Issue. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  24. ^ Gleeson, Sinéad (November 26, 2022). "The Irish Times books of the year 2022: The best titles from fiction and sport to music and art". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  25. ^ Barry, Egan (September 25, 2022). "Nick Cave grapples with grief and salvation in Faith, Hope and Carnage". Irish Independent. ISSN 0021-1222. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  26. ^ Davies, John (November 25, 2022). "Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Séan O'Hagan". Church Times. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  27. ^ Gray, Susan (November 25, 2022). "God is in the house — and so, now, is Nick Cave". Church Times. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  28. ^ Williams, Rowan (November 25, 2022). "Christmas books: 'Festive' favourites from 2022". Church Times. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  29. ^ Ramsey-Lucas, Curtis (January 31, 2023). "Missionary of grief". The Christian Century. ISSN 0009-5281. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  30. ^ Oldfield, Elizabeth (February 28, 2023). "Editors' Picks: Faith, Hope and Carnage". Plough. Bruderhof Communities. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  31. ^ Petiprin, Andrew (January 30, 2023). "Nick Cave on "Faith, Hope, and Carnage"". Word on Fire. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

External links edit

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Faith Hope and Carnage is a 2022 book by Australian rock musician Nick Cave in conversation with Irish journalist and critic Sean O Hagan beginning in 2020 The book explores Cave s personal life and journey as a musician including the 2015 death of his son Arthur Cave s battle with heroin addiction and lifelong struggle with Christianity The work has received positive reviews from critics and is included in many best of lists Faith Hope and CarnageCover to the first American hardback editionAuthorNick CaveSean O HaganAudio read byNick CaveCover artistAlex MertoCountryUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaLanguageAustralian EnglishSubjectBiographymemoirSet in20th and 21st centuriesPublisherCanongate Books UK Farrar Straus and Giroux USA Publication dateSeptember 20 2022Media typeHardbackaudiobookPages294ISBN9780374607371LC Class2022022690WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Composition and promotion 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksComposition and promotion editThe book is made up of edited conversations between Cave and O Hagan spanning more than 40 hours across the two years and was announced in September 2021 1 The turn toward spirituality was an ongoing part of Cave s life with his fascination with the person of Jesus Christ in particular and the profound sense of human fragility that he gained due to losing his son as well as the COVID 19 pandemic 2 The longform discussion style was influenced by The Paris Review and contemporary podcasting 3 and makes the first interview that Cave had done in years 4 The authors have scheduled promotional tour appearances to discuss the book 5 with eight dates in Europe in May and June of 2023 6 Reception editFor Kirkus Reviews the publication assessed the book as a somber sage book about art making that deserves a readership beyond Cave s fan base noting that this is a lively engrossing book energized by Cave s relentless candor and sometimes counterintuitive thinking about his work and his demons 7 Writing for USA Today Barbara VanDenburgh noted that this was one of the hottest new releases of the week 8 Pitchfork Media shortlisted this among the 15 best music books of 2022 with critic Jenn Pelly calling it astoundingly intimate 9 Rolling Stone s review of the best music books of 2022 includes Faith Hope and Carnage with Lisa Tozzi calling it incredibly moving hopeful and at times very funny 10 The Conversation s Lyn McCredden notes the honesty that Cave has for approaching the darker times in his life and how the musician has turned toward forgiveness a sense of mystery and attempts at radical listening as he has aged 11 Writing for the Australian Broadcasting Company Adrian Rosenfeldt notes Cave s attempts to work through his grief with this book as well as his blog Red Hand Files that allowed him to interact with fans directly both works allow the singer to challeng e the overarching values that underlie the modern West secularism rationalism and individualism and to argue that religion and music help us to recognise a deeper more creative way of being 12 In The Guardian Alexis Petridis notes that Cave has fascinating things to say a variety of topics but the book s most striking sections are those that deal with grief characterizing the text as occasionally deeply harrowing reading 13 the newspaper also listed it as one of the 25 best Australian books of 2022 14 Writing for The Observer where O Hagan has been published for decades Rachel Clarke portrays the work as astonishing heart rending conversations that have wit passion and restless intelligence for topics as diverse as love death heroin addiction pottery childhood religion and the inscrutable alchemy of songwriting But in the end every word orbits Arthur the boy whose absence became a galvanising life force for his father summing up her review that the book is an exquisite articulation of the human condition 15 In The Daily Telegraph Suzanne Moore rated this work five out of five stars noting the dichotomies of Cave s character and the contradictions apparent in the long conversations particularly his interest in and skepticism of Christian faith 16 the publication ranked Faith Hope and Carnage 46th on their listing of the 50 best books of 2022 17 In ArtReview James Cook opined that this work transcends the genre of the rockstar memoir due to Cave s ability to discuss a variety of intimate subjects with eloquence and humility 18 Adam Steiner of Louder Than War tells readers that the book is less benign and more confrontational than it might seem and sums up his review by stating that the authors offers shining light by which we might know ourselves better and reaffirms the power of music where can find awakening resistance and a renewed passion for hope 19 Ludovic Hunter Tilney of Financial Times gave a negative review criticizing the question and answer format as well as the thematic insights calling Cave s perspective on mourning the results represent a thinner reiteration of his impressive project to reimagine grief as a gift a defiant sometimes mutinous energy that can be put to service in trying to make the world a better place 20 The Sunday Times included it in their roundup of the 37 best books of 2022 calling it a beautiful profoundly generous book few pages passing without a line that stops you in your tracks 21 The New Statesman also listed it as one of the best of 2022 with Rowan Williams calling it the most compelling book of the year 22 The Big Issue called this the book of the year for bringing new depth to the art of the interview that constitutes an epiphany 23 Eamon Sweeney of The Irish Times calls the book brave and brilliant work with illuminating reflections on loss and the terrible beauty of grief that was made possible due to the decades long association the musician and journalist have with one another 3 A review of the books of the year by several critics in the newspaper found Sinead Gleeson writing that this book stopped her in her tracks 24 Barry Egan of Irish Independent recalls Cave s history of drug use and religious skepticism and how they are expressed in the book as well as the deaths of Cave s son and mother that make for a book that fuses his humour intellect wit and passion into one long philosophical meditation on living and dying 25 Several reviewers from Christian spiritual press have praised the work as well In Anglican publication Church Times priest John Davies connects this work to Cave s other spiritual exploration and attempts to identify with others through grief 26 The publication also interviewed Cave on the topics explored in the book 27 and Rowan Williams commented that it was a pick for a Christmas gift calling it a quite extraordinary testament intensely moving 28 The Christian Century a mainline Protestant and progressive Christian magazine characterizes Cave as a missionary of grief noting his trenchant analysis of grief suffering and trauma both personal and collective in our experience of the COVID 19 pandemic 29 Elizabeth Oldfield of the Bruderhof magazine Plough called this editor s pick an electric combination of Cave s attraction to the church and O Hagan s distrust of it noting that those without an interest in religion will still find much in the book but what I found so radically refreshing is the unabashed longing for God 30 Catholic publisher Word on Fire featured a review by institute fellow Andrew Petiprin noting Cave s unique style on display in the book that is avant garde manly and most of all deeply religious and sometimes heart wrenching and calls this work a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of modern art and Christianity noting the history of spiritual themes in Cave s music 31 See also editTheological virtues defined as faith hope and charity i e love References edit Knight Lucy September 21 2021 Nick Cave to publish book about the years after his son s death The Guardian Guardian Media Group ISSN 1756 3224 OCLC 60623878 Retrieved April 21 2023 Cave Nick Sayers Freddie April 10 2023 Nick Cave on Christ and the Devil UnHerd in Australian English and British English Retrieved April 21 2023 a b Sweeney Eamon October 2 2022 Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O Hagan brave and brilliant The Irish Times ISSN 0791 5144 Retrieved April 21 2023 Patton Alli September 13 2022 Nick Cave Talks Faith Hope and Carnage in New Memoir American Songwriter Retrieved April 21 2023 Clapson Colin April 17 2023 Faith Hope and Carnage singer Nick Cave brings his autobiography to Brussels VRT Retrieved April 21 2023 Dunworth Liberty April 18 2023 Nick Cave announces Hope Faith And Carnage UK and Europe In Conversation events NME ISSN 0028 6362 Retrieved April 21 2023 FAITH HOPE AND CARNAGE Kirkus Reviews August 3 2022 ISSN 1948 7428 Retrieved April 21 2023 VanDenburgh Barbara September 17 2022 Nick Cave s Faith Hope and Carnage Black Skinhead 5 must read new books this week USA Today ISSN 0734 7456 Retrieved April 21 2023 Pelly Jenn November 22 2022 The 15 Best Music Books of 2022 Pitchfork Media Retrieved April 21 2023 Tozzi Lisa November 23 2022 The Best Music Books of 2022 Rolling Stone ISSN 0035 791X Retrieved April 21 2023 McCredden Lyn January 17 2023 Grief can have a chastening effect in Faith Hope and Carnage Nick Cave plumbs religion creativity and human frailty The Conversation ISSN 2201 5639 Retrieved April 21 2023 Rosenfeldt Adrian April 21 2023 Sometimes a little bit of faith can go a long long way The dark religious vision of Nick Cave Australian Broadcasting Company Retrieved April 21 2023 Petridis Alexis September 28 2022 Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O Hagan review The Guardian Guardian Media Group ISSN 1756 3224 OCLC 60623878 Retrieved April 21 2023 Silcox Beejay December 19 2022 The 25 best Australian books of 2022 Chloe Hooper Alex Miller Jessica Au and more The Guardian Guardian Media Group ISSN 1756 3224 OCLC 60623878 Retrieved April 21 2023 Clarke Rachel October 23 2022 Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O Hagan review a lament a celebration a howl The Observer Guardian Media Group ISSN 0029 7712 OCLC 50230244 Retrieved April 21 2023 Moore Suzanne September 16 2022 Nick Cave has turned a life filled with pain into an extraordinary uplifting book The Daily Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 OCLC 49632006 Retrieved April 21 2023 The 50 best books of 2022 The Daily Telegraph November 28 2022 ISSN 0307 1235 OCLC 49632006 Retrieved April 21 2023 Cook James January 7 2023 Doubt Becomes the Energy of Belief Nick Cave s Meditation on Creativity and Grief ArtReview ISSN 1745 9303 Retrieved April 21 2023 Steiner Adam November 28 2022 Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O Hagan book review Louder Than War Archived from the original on November 28 2022 Retrieved April 21 2023 Hunter Tilney Ludovic October 28 2022 Faith Hope and Carnage Nick Cave on life and loss Financial Times ISSN 0307 1766 Retrieved April 21 2023 The 37 best books of 2022 The Sunday Times October 28 2022 ISSN 0956 1382 Retrieved April 21 2023 Williams Rowan December 3 2022 Books of the year 2022 The New Statesman ISSN 1364 7431 OCLC 4588945 Retrieved April 21 2023 Graham Jane December 16 2022 Why Faith Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022 The Big Issue Retrieved April 21 2023 Gleeson Sinead November 26 2022 The Irish Times books of the year 2022 The best titles from fiction and sport to music and art The Irish Times ISSN 0791 5144 Retrieved April 21 2023 Barry Egan September 25 2022 Nick Cave grapples with grief and salvation in Faith Hope and Carnage Irish Independent ISSN 0021 1222 Retrieved April 21 2023 Davies John November 25 2022 Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O Hagan Church Times ISSN 0009 658X Retrieved April 21 2023 Gray Susan November 25 2022 God is in the house and so now is Nick Cave Church Times ISSN 0009 658X Retrieved April 21 2023 Williams Rowan November 25 2022 Christmas books Festive favourites from 2022 Church Times ISSN 0009 658X Retrieved April 21 2023 Ramsey Lucas Curtis January 31 2023 Missionary of grief The Christian Century ISSN 0009 5281 Retrieved April 21 2023 Oldfield Elizabeth February 28 2023 Editors Picks Faith Hope and Carnage Plough Bruderhof Communities Retrieved April 21 2023 Petiprin Andrew January 30 2023 Nick Cave on Faith Hope and Carnage Word on Fire Retrieved April 21 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp Excerpt from The Observer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Faith Hope and Carnage amp oldid 1157504504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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