Bunny Munro sells beauty products and the dream of hope to lonely housewives along the south coast of England. Set adrift by his wife's sudden death and struggling to keep a grip on reality, he does the only thing he can think of—with his young son in tow, he hits the road.
While Bunny plies his trade and sexual charisma door-to-door, nine-year-old Bunny Junior sits patiently in the car, exploring the world through the pages of his encyclopaedia. As their bizarre and increasingly frenzied road trip shears into a final reckoning, Bunny finds that the ghosts of his world—decrepit fathers, vengeful lovers, jealous husbands, and horned psycho-killers— have emerged from the shadows and are seeking to exact their toll.
A tender portrait of the relationship between father and son, The Death of Bunny Munro is a stylish, angry and hugely enjoyable listen, bursting with the wit and mystery that fans will recognise as hallmarks of Cave's singular vision.
Nick Cave, the Australian-born lead singer of The Birthday Party, The Bad Seeds and Grinderman, has been performing music for more than 30 years and is recognized as one of the most gifted songwriters and performers of our time. He is the author of And the Ass Saw the Angel, his first novel, and a collection of his lyrics, King Ink. In addition to writing the screenplay and music for the film The Proposition, Cave has composed soundtracks for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and The Road, among others. He lives in Brighton, England.View all by Nick Cave
