Nick Cave donates 2000 books to UK charity shop
Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada.
The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash.
Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke.
Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap.
"Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview.
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A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection.
Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada.
The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash.
Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke.
Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap.
"Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview.
with AAP
A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection.
Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada.
The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash.
Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke.
Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap.
"Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview.
with AAP
A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection.
Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada.
The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash.
Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke.
Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap.
"Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview.
with AAP
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