''King Ink II'' is a collection of poetry,

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and writings by Australian musician and author

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. It was first published in the United Kingdom by

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in 1997 and is a follow-up to Cave's first collection of writings, ''

King Ink ''King Ink'' is a collection of poetry, lyrics, plays and writings by Australian musician and author Nick Cave. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Black Spring Press in 1988. Other editions ''King Ink'' was also published in Japan ...

'' (1988). Cave's writings included in ''King Ink II'' extends from the period from the

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' fifth studio album, ''

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'' (1988) to tenth studio album ''

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'' (1997). The book also includes lyrics written for other artists and for film soundtracks, including

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' ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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

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Reception

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'' reviewer John Krewson said although "Cave is one of the more interesting songwriters making music today" that ''King Ink II'' was "for-fans-only."

References

{{Nick Cave 1997 books Books by Nick Cave