Book description
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.
Nick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his
band The Birthday Party in 1980. Four years later he founded The Bad
Seeds, with whom he has made many albums.
And the Ass Saw the Angel
was published in 1990 and quickly became a cult classic. Cave has also
appeared in, and written the music for, several films.
