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Featured Article: 10 Great Contemporary Fiction Authors
If you like well-written novels that prioritize compelling timely storylines with artful prose and structure, then this is the genre for you. So, why is it called "contemporary"? Because it’s fiction set in the real world, in times contemporary to the date it was published, and the stories deal with real-world issues. Representing a diversity of backgrounds and nationalities, here are our picks for the best writers of contemporary fiction over the last 50 years.
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Atonement
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,022
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,075
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,070
In Atonement, three children lose their innocence...
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5 out of 5 stars
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An amazing book about complex human perception
- By Amazon Customer on 08-17-04
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Atonement
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-15-03
- Language: English
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Sweet Tooth
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,301
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,120
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
Set in 1972, Sweet Tooth follows Cambridge student Serena Frome, whose intelligence and beauty land her a job with England's intelligence agency, MI5....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Perfect Book for your Literary Sweet Tooth
- By Susianna on 11-18-12
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Sweet Tooth
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 11-13-12
- Language: English
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The Cockroach
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
A brilliant, of-the-moment political satire like no other: here is Ian McEwan's Brexit-era take on Kafka's Metamorphosis, centered on a cockroach transformed into the prime minister of England....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent parody on life during Brexit
- By Kate Juliff on 11-28-19
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The Cockroach
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 10-09-19
- Language: English
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The Comfort of Strangers
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 106
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 107
The Comfort of Strangers is an exquisitely crafted gothic novella....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mysterious, bizarre
- By EVERETT on 07-21-07
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The Comfort of Strangers
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-20-04
- Language: English
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Saturday
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 832
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 438
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Story4 out of 5 stars 441
Neurosurgeon Henry Perowne enjoys life immensely and considers himself fortunate to love the woman he's married to....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary
- By Madrid on 04-25-05
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Saturday
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 03-24-05
- Language: English
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Amsterdam
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Adrian Scarborough
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
On a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before they reached their current eminence....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Earthy, modern and meticulous.
- By Bruce Lee Perry on 09-05-21
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Amsterdam
- Narrated by: Adrian Scarborough
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-07-19
- Language: English
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Lessons
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Simon McBurney
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 619
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 540
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 534
Both epic and intimate, the story of one man’s life across generations and historical upheavals: a deeply affecting novel about love, loss, ambition, and resolution from the best-selling author of Atonement....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Simon McBurney gets my 100% rating
- By Peggy M on 09-26-22
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Lessons
- Narrated by: Simon McBurney
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-13-22
- Language: English
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Machines Like Me
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Billy Howle
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 193
Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- By Mauro Locarnini on 01-01-21
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Machines Like Me
- Narrated by: Billy Howle
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 04-18-19
- Language: English
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Enduring Love
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 357
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 209
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Story4 out of 5 stars 210
On a sunny afternoon, the middle-aged writer Joe Rose and his wife look up from their picnic in the countryside to see an elderly man desperately trying to anchor his giant helium balloon....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thriller of the minds and relationships
- By EVERETT on 12-28-04
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Enduring Love
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 03-11-04
- Language: English
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The Cement Garden
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 162
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 161
A tour de force of stunning power, The Cement Garden is a beautiful yet disturbing look at the psychology of childhood....
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4 out of 5 stars
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One of his best
- By Yennta on 04-03-10
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The Cement Garden
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-10-04
- Language: English
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Nutshell
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,892
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,882
Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Long Version, and the Short.
- By Ilana on 09-19-16
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Nutshell
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-13-16
- Language: English
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Machines Like Me
- A Novel
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 826
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 725
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Story4 out of 5 stars 721
In an alternative 1980s London, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointed.
- By Tom on 05-25-19
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Machines Like Me
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-23-19
- Language: English
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Amsterdam
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4 out of 5 stars 140
The best-selling author of Atonement and Enduring Love, Ian McEwan is known as one of contemporary fiction’s most acclaimed writers....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Make something, and die.
- By Darwin8u on 02-07-17
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Amsterdam
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-07-11
- Language: English
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The Innocent
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: John Franklyn-Robbins
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 227
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4 out of 5 stars 154
War-weary Berlin has much to offer Leonard Markham, a young, naive postal engineer: first the arts of sophisticated intrigue, then the delights of sexual pleasure....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A little gem
- By Geoffrey on 08-19-04
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The Innocent
- Narrated by: John Franklyn-Robbins
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 05-20-04
- Language: English
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Lessons
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Simon McBurney
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 81
While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely incredible narration!
- By Nevena Hristozova on 03-24-24
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Lessons
- Narrated by: Simon McBurney
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 09-13-22
- Language: English
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The Children Act
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Lindsay Duncan
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,165
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,933
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,928
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London presiding over cases in family court. She is fiercely intelligent, well respected, and deeply immersed in the nuances of her particular field of law....
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5 out of 5 stars
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McEwan has written perfection in this novel.
- By Bonny on 09-17-14
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The Children Act
- Narrated by: Lindsay Duncan
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 09-09-14
- Language: English
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Atonement
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
On the hottest day in 1935, and on the brink of a world war, three children lose their innocence as the sweltering summer heat bears down and their lives are changed forever....
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Atonement
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-21-22
- Language: English
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Atonement
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great, once you get past part one
- By Zeno on 08-03-23
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Atonement
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-13-14
- Language: English
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The Child in Time
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4 out of 5 stars 110
Two parents come to appreciate the forces of love and time after the disappearance of their daughter, Kate....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not McEwan's Best Effort
- By Charles on 06-07-09
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The Child in Time
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-23-08
- Language: English
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Lecciones
- By: Ian McEwan
- Narrated by: Francesc Góngora
- Length: 20 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Cuando era niño, los padres de Roland Baines lo enviaron a un internado. Allí, lejos del amparo familiar, tomó lecciones de piano con una joven profesora...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Una obra magistral que captura la complejidad de la existencia en un entorno en constante cambio.
- By Larissa Hernandez on 03-05-24
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Lecciones
- Narrated by: Francesc Góngora
- Length: 20 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-13-23
- Language: Spanish
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