A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the
creative world of musician storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave. This highly collectable
book invites the reader into the innermost core of the creative process and paves the way for
an entirely new and intimate meeting with the artist presenting Cave's life work and
inspiration and exploring his many real and imagined universes. It features full colour
reproductions of original artwork handwritten lyrics photographs and collected personal
artefacts along with commentary and meditations from Nick Cave Janine Barrand and Darcey
Steinke. Stranger Than Kindness asks what shapes our lives and makes us who we are and
celebrates the curiosity and power of the creative spirit. The book has been developed and
curated by Nick Cave in collaboration with Christina Back. The images were selected from
'Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition' opening at the Royal Danish Library in
Copenhagen in June 2020.
