
Galapagos takes the listener back one million years to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galapagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, totally different human race.
Kurt Vonnegut, America's master satirist, looks at our world and shows us all that is sadly, madly awry - and all that is worth saving.
This production is part of our Audible Modern Vanguard line, a collection of important works from groundbreaking authors.
©1985 Kurt Vonnegut; (P)2008 Audible, Inc.
"Beautiful...provocative, arresting reading." (USA Today)
"Vonnegut is a post-modern Mark Train....Galapagos is a madcap genealogical adventure." (The New York Times Book Review)
"The best Vonnegut novel yet!" (John Irving)
The renowned Kurt Vonnegut, creator of some of the wildest and most imaginative stories ever put to paper, created an instant classic in 1985, when he wrote this remarkable book. Set in 1986, the post-apocalyptic story takes place on the Galapagos Islands, where tourists repopulate the earth with a bizarre race of creatures. Narrator Jonathan Davis does an outstanding job in this reading, capturing the essence of Vonnegut's prose--the cruel sense of humor and the visionary idealism--in a believable performance that invites repeated listens. Davis's intimate reading will transport listeners to another time and place, endlessly layered and fascinating. © AudioFile 2008
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