And the Ass saw an Angel

Resumen del libro

Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. He sees her very differently, and his conviction, and increasing isolation and insanity, may have terrible consequences for them both...


This new edition of Cave's cult classic has been cut down and reorganized by the author so the plot is clarified and the characters stand out more clearly. The book retains all its brilliance but is much more accessible to the general reader.

Biografía del autor

Nació en Warracknabeal, Australia, en 1957. Como músico es sobre todo conocido por su trabajo con el grupo Nick Cave x{0026}amp; The Bad Seeds, fundado en 1983. Anteriormente, Cave perteneció a The Birthday Party, célebre por su rock gótico, sus letras desafiantes y un sonido violento influido por el free jazz, el blues y el post-punk. De su producción novelística destaca Y el asno vio al ángel (Pre-Textos), escogido Libro del Año 1990 por Time Out Magazine. En Sexto Piso publicamos La canción de la bolsa para el mareo en 2015.