Nick Cave to narrate audiobook for Faith, Hope and Carnage book

Next month Cave will release Faith, Hope and Carnage, a new book created using over 40 hours of interviews with journalist and longtime friend Sean O’Hagan.

The book described as "a meditation on big ideas including, faith, art, music, grief and much more", and will cover Cave's personal life over the last six years, following the death of his 15-year-old son Arthur in 2015.

Today (31 August) it's been revealed that an audiobook version is also arriving next month, and is narrated by Cave and O'Hagan.

According to a press release, the audiobook version of Faith, Hope and Carnage includes 16 musical codas and uses elements from the Carnage, Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen albums. The audiobook will also feature a 12-minute conversation between Cave and O’Hagan about the production of the recording.

The audiobook of Faith, Hope and Carnage, the new book from Nick Cave & Seán O'Hagan, has been announced today. The audiobook and hardback are available now to pre-order: https://t.co/Nz6x7Mr0X1 pic.twitter.com/GM2PcpfwK5

— Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (@nickcave) August 31, 2022

The audiobook directors and producers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard say, "Working with Nick over the years has had a fundamental impact on who we are, on how we are. For this audiobook we wanted to give you a direct experience - a seat at the table with Nick and Seán - two incandescent minds trying to just figure things out. Intimate, adventurous, faltering and fearless, these conversations will open your mind and heal your heart."