The book about rock musician Nick Cave "Faith, Hope, Massacre" has been published in Russian

The biggest event in the literature about music in 2022: the bestseller "Vera, Nadezhda, Massacre" has been translated into Russian and released by KoLibri Publishing house. Izvestia reviewed the book, which is based on 40 hours of conversations between Australian rock musician Nick Cave and journalist Sean O'Hagan.

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In 2015, Cave's son Arthur tragically died, and during the pandemic, the musician lost his mother and could not say goodbye to her. And when the book "Faith, Hope, Massacre" was being prepared for publication, Cave's other son, Jethro Lazenby, committed suicide. The interview with O'Hagan, whom Cave has known for more than 30 years, resembles a confession.

The main theme of Cave's compositions is spirituality. God-fighting turns into prayer and returns to a state of anger and chaos, sometimes within the framework of a single track, not to mention albums.

"Outright rejection of the divine is harmful to writing. Atheism hinders musical creativity. This puts you at a disadvantage because your options are limited, and besides, the very sacred essence of music is being denied. In my experience, it's just blinkered," Cave reflects in the book.

An essential part of the text of the book is the musician's reflections on the subject of the Old Testament, his relationship with Christianity and other religions. And also a discussion of the lyrics Cave wrote about it over the years.

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

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