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Country United Kingdom Publication date July 1997 Pages 193 Originally published July 1997 Preceded by King Ink Genre Poetry | 4.1/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (hardback) ISBN 1-880985-49-7 Page count 193 Publisher Black Spring Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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King Ink II is a collection of poetry, lyrics and writings by Australian musician and author Nick Cave. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Black Spring Press in 1997 and is a follow-up to Cave's first collection of writings, King Ink (1988).
Contents
Cave's writings included in King Ink II extends from the period from the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' fifth studio album, Tender Prey (1988) to tenth studio album The Boatman's Call (1997). The book also includes lyrics written for other artists and for film soundtracks, including Wim Wenders' Faraway, So Close! and Until the end of the World.
Other editions
Translated versions of King Ink II have also been published. Italian translations, under the title Re Inkiostro II were published by Arcana Editrice in 1997, Czech translations were published by Mata 1988, along with Japanese and Croatian translations (under the title Zagrebacka naklada). Polish translations were published in 1999. In 1993, it was published in the United States by 2.13.61.
Reception
The A.V. Club reviewer John Krewson said although "Cave is one of the more interesting songwriters making music today" that King Ink II was "for-fans-only."