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A NEW YORKER “ESSENTIAL READ”
“Just as awe-inspiring as the Nobel judges claimed.” – The Washington Post
“Olga Tokarczuk is one of our greatest living fiction writers. . . This could well be a decade-defining book akin to Bolaño’s 2666.” –AV Club
“Sophisticated and ribald and brimming with folk wit. . . The comedy in this novel blends, as it does in life, with genuine tragedy.” –Dwight Garner, The New York Times
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, TIME, THE NEW YORKER, AND NPR
The Nobel Prize–winner’s richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a mysterious, messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe.
In the mid-18th century, as new ideas—and a new unrest—begin to sweep the Continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following. In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires with throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts to Islam and then Catholicism, is pilloried as a heretic and revered as the Messiah, and wreaks havoc on the conventional order, Jewish and Christian alike, with scandalous rumors of his sect’s secret rituals and the spread of his increasingly iconoclastic beliefs. The story of Frank—a real historical figure around whom mystery and controversy swirl to this day—is the perfect canvas for the genius and unparalleled reach of Olga Tokarczuk.
Narrated through the perspectives of his contemporaries—those who revere him, those who revile him, the friend who betrays him, the lone woman who sees him for what he is—The Books of Jacob captures a world on the cusp of precipitous change, searching for certainty and longing for transcendence.
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“Sophisticated and ribald and brimming with folk wit. . . The comedy in this novel blends, as it does in life, with genuine tragedy.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times
“Monumental . . . could help the Swedish Academy restore its rather tattered reputation as an arbiter of serious literature. …Tokarczuk is as comfortable rendering the world of the Jewish peasantry as that of the Polish royal court. . . . Incalculably rich in learning and driven by a faith in the numinous properties of knowledge.” —Wall Street Journal
“Yes, there’s a miracle in these pages. It’s not about the Virgin Mary or the false Messiah Jacob Frank, however, but the way Tokarczuk can make a period so distant from us in every way feel so completely alive.” —Los Angeles Times
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Russka is the story of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of Russia. From a single riverside village situated at one of the country’s geographic crossroads, Russia’s Slav peasant origins are influenced by the Greco-Iranian, Khazar, Jewish, and Mongol invasions. Unified by this one place, the many cultures blend to form a rich and varied tapestry. Rutherfurd’s grand saga is as multifaceted as Russia itself.
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Wonderful Historical Novel
- De Angelyn S. Furst en 10-22-12
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Doctor Zhivago
- De: Boris Pasternak, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator, Richard Pevear - translator
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 23 h y 18 m
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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original publication, here is a new translation of the classic story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and strife is Zhivago’s love for the tender and beautiful Lara.
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Russian Philosophical Feast
- De Syd Young en 02-16-13
De: Boris Pasternak, y otros
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The Last Jew
- De: Noah Gordon
- Narrado por: Phillip Church
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. Yonah Toledano, the 15-year-old son of a celebrated Spanish silversmith, has seen his father and brother die during terrible days - victims whose murders go almost unnoticed in a time of mass upheaval. Trapped in Spain by circumstances, he is determined to honor the memory of his family by remaining a Jew. On a donkey named Moise, Yonah begins a meandering journey, a young fugitive zigzagging across the vastness of Spain.
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Disappointing narration
- De karen inbal glickman en 04-09-19
De: Noah Gordon
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A Tale of Love and Darkness
- De: Amos Oz
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 23 h y 52 m
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It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the 40s and 50s in a small apartment crowded with books in 12 languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. His mother and father, both wonderful people, were ill-suited to each other. When Oz was 12 and a half years old, his mother committed suicide - a tragedy that was to change his life. He leaves the constraints of the family and the community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen to join a kibbutz.
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His life was interesting, but not his memoir
- De DR Harle en 01-27-19
De: Amos Oz
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Les Misérables
- Penguin Classics
- De: Christine Donougher, Victor Hugo, Robert Tombs
- Narrado por: Adeel Akhtar, Natalie Simpson, Adrian Scarborough, y otros
- Duración: 65 h y 41 m
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Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Policeman, Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.
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Great Book, Great Translation, 5 Great Narrators
- De Rain Wiegartner en 06-07-20
De: Christine Donougher, y otros
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The Architect's Apprentice
- De: Elif Shafak
- Narrado por: Piter Marek
- Duración: 16 h y 54 m
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In 1540, 12-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan's menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan's beautiful daughter Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire's chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota's help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history.
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I feel like I should like it more than I do
- De nyog en 04-19-17
De: Elif Shafak
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My Name Is Red
- De: Orhan Pamuk, Erdag Goknar - translator
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 20 h y 36 m
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At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of 16th-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers.
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Complex and interesting
- De Kathleen en 05-13-10
De: Orhan Pamuk, y otros
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The Stories of Eva Luna
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Pena
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
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Immerse yourself in a world of love, vengeance, compassion, and irony with the evocative stories of Eva Luna. Author Isabel Allende introduced this well-loved character to audiences in her earlier novel, Eva Luna. Listen to Allende talk about the role of writing in her life in Giving Birth, Finding Form. This program also features Alice Walker and Jean Shinoda Bolen.
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Better some Allende than no Allende
- De Perschon en 12-04-14
De: Isabel Allende
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Mosaic
- De: Diane Armstrong
- Narrado por: Deidre Rubenstein
- Duración: 19 h y 56 m
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>i>Mosaic is compelling storytelling at its best - from the fascinating details of Polish-Jewish culture and the rivalries and dramas of family life, to its moving account of lives torn apart by war and persecution, this an extraordinary true story of a family, and of one woman's journey to reclaim her heritage.
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Absolutely excellent!
- De Roberta en 09-22-11
De: Diane Armstrong
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Shadows on the Rock
- De: Willa Cather
- Narrado por: Ann Marie Lee
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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In 1697, Quebec is an island of French civilization perched on a bare gray rock amid a wilderness of trackless forests. For many of its settlers, Quebec is a place of exile, so remote that an entire winter passes without a word from home. But to 12-year-old Cécile Auclair, the rock is home, where even the formidable Governor Frontenac entertains children in his palace and beavers lie beside the lambs in a Christmas créche.
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wonderful
- De carol perez en 05-18-21
De: Willa Cather
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Push Not the River
- De: James Conroyd Martin
- Narrado por: Dawn Harvey
- Duración: 19 h y 40 m
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Push Not the River is the rich story of Poland in the late 1700's - a time of heartache and turmoil as the country's once peaceful people are torn apart by neighboring countries and divided loyalties. It is then, at the young and vulnerable age of seventeen, that Lady Anna Maria Berezowska loses both of her parents and must leave the only home she has ever known.
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Save your time; buy something else.
- De AMS en 10-22-15
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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 26 h y 57 m
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First published in 1900, when Thomas Mann was 25, Buddenbrooks is a minutely imagined chronicle of four generations of a North German mercantile family - a work so true to life that it scandalized the author’s former neighbours in his native Lübeck.
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Where Have You Been All My Life, Thomas Mann?
- De Virginia Waldron en 03-30-17
De: Thomas Mann
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Mirror Mirror
- De: Gregory Maguire
- Narrado por: John McDonough, Kate Forbes, Barbara Rosenblat, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
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It is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives at Montefiore, the farm of her father, Don Vicente. But one day a noble entourage makes its way up to the farm. In the presence of Cesare Borgia and his sister, the lovely and vain Lucrezia, no one can claim innocence for very long. When Borgia sends Don Vicente on a quest, he leaves Bianca under the care of Lucrezia. She plots a dire fate for the young girl in the woods below the farm, but salvation can be found in the dark forest as well.
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Interesting re-telling of the fairy tale.
- De Patricia en 03-04-10
De: Gregory Maguire
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Narcissus and Goldmund
- De: Hermann Hesse
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline.
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My favorite of Hesse's novels, wonderfully read.
- De David en 10-21-11
De: Hermann Hesse
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In the Name of the Family
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Dunant
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
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It is 1502, and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, age 22 - already three times married and a pawn in her father's plans - is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class in the dark arts of power and politics.
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One of the best historical fiction novels
- De GrandmaNurseHeather en 04-13-17
De: Sarah Dunant
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The Leopard
- A Novel
- De: Giuseppe di Lampedusa, Archibald Colquhuon - translator
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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Set in the 1860s, The Leopard tells the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution. The dramatic sweep and richness of observation, the seamless intertwining of public and private worlds, and the grasp of human frailty imbue The Leopard with its particular melancholy beauty and power, and place it among the greatest historical novels of our time.
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Timeless
- De Robert Massarella en 12-05-23
De: Giuseppe di Lampedusa, y otros
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The Serpent Garden
- De: Judith Merkle Riley
- Narrado por: Alison Larkin
- Duración: 18 h y 19 m
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Susanna Dallet is the daughter of a Flemish painter and wife to a philandering husband, living in the court of Henry VIII. When her husband is murdered, Susanna is suddenly left with a household to provide for and nothing to her name. Her days of anonymity are over when Susanna finds that guild rules preventing women from working do not apply at the king’s court, and she manages to secure a position as a miniature-portrait painter. Before long, she has not only made a name for herself, she is close to those who surround Princess Mary. But even in this lofty company, Susanna is not safe....
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DON'T FALL FOR THE PRINT VERSION AMAZON REVIEWS
- De The Louligan en 03-06-14
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
- A Novel
- De: Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Narrado por: Beata Pozniak
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then, a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon, other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. If only anyone would pay her mind....
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Narrator - Authentic as it can get!
- De Chris en 09-03-19
De: Olga Tokarczuk, y otros
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Flights
- De: Olga Tokarczuk, Jennifer Croft - translator
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
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Chopin's heart is carried back to Warsaw in secret by his adoring sister. A woman must return to her native Poland in order to poison her terminally ill high school sweetheart, and a young man slowly descends into madness when his wife and child mysteriously vanish during a vacation and just as suddenly reappear. Through these brilliantly imagined characters and stories, interwoven with haunting, playful, and revelatory meditations, Flights explores what it means to be a traveler, a wanderer, a body in motion not only through space but through time.
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Curious and beautifully written
- De Alejandra en 10-24-18
De: Olga Tokarczuk, y otros
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Even as We Breathe
- A Novel
- De: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
- Narrado por: Kaipo Schwab
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
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Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. With World War II raging in Europe, the inn is the temporary home of Axis diplomats and their families, who are being held as prisoners of war. Soon, Cowney's refuge becomes a cage when the daughter of one of the residents goes missing.
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Worth every second of listening time and more
- De Maang en 05-04-24
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Pearl
- De: Siân Hughes
- Narrado por: Laura Brydon
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love: the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood. As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called Pearl and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it.
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a meditation of memory, grief, and motherhood.
- De Barbara S en 10-08-23
De: Siân Hughes
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When We Cease to Understand the World
- De: Benjamin Labatut, Adrian West - translator
- Narrado por: Adam Barr
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
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When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger - these are some of the luminaries into whose troubled lives Benjamín Labatut thrusts the listener, showing us how they grappled with the most profound questions of existence.
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the true heir w.g. sebald
- De Thomas en 12-23-21
De: Benjamin Labatut, y otros
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The Animators
- A Novel
- De: Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Narrado por: Alex McKenna
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
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In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their working-class roots and obvious talent, they spent their twenties ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing.
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Wow! What a wonderful surprise!
- De B.J. en 10-17-18
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
- A Novel
- De: Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Narrado por: Beata Pozniak
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then, a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon, other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. If only anyone would pay her mind....
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Narrator - Authentic as it can get!
- De Chris en 09-03-19
De: Olga Tokarczuk, y otros
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Flights
- De: Olga Tokarczuk, Jennifer Croft - translator
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
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Chopin's heart is carried back to Warsaw in secret by his adoring sister. A woman must return to her native Poland in order to poison her terminally ill high school sweetheart, and a young man slowly descends into madness when his wife and child mysteriously vanish during a vacation and just as suddenly reappear. Through these brilliantly imagined characters and stories, interwoven with haunting, playful, and revelatory meditations, Flights explores what it means to be a traveler, a wanderer, a body in motion not only through space but through time.
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Curious and beautifully written
- De Alejandra en 10-24-18
De: Olga Tokarczuk, y otros
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Even as We Breathe
- A Novel
- De: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
- Narrado por: Kaipo Schwab
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
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Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. With World War II raging in Europe, the inn is the temporary home of Axis diplomats and their families, who are being held as prisoners of war. Soon, Cowney's refuge becomes a cage when the daughter of one of the residents goes missing.
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Worth every second of listening time and more
- De Maang en 05-04-24
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Pearl
- De: Siân Hughes
- Narrado por: Laura Brydon
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love: the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood. As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called Pearl and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it.
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a meditation of memory, grief, and motherhood.
- De Barbara S en 10-08-23
De: Siân Hughes
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When We Cease to Understand the World
- De: Benjamin Labatut, Adrian West - translator
- Narrado por: Adam Barr
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
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When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger - these are some of the luminaries into whose troubled lives Benjamín Labatut thrusts the listener, showing us how they grappled with the most profound questions of existence.
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the true heir w.g. sebald
- De Thomas en 12-23-21
De: Benjamin Labatut, y otros
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The Animators
- A Novel
- De: Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Narrado por: Alex McKenna
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
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In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their working-class roots and obvious talent, they spent their twenties ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing.
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Wow! What a wonderful surprise!
- De B.J. en 10-17-18
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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle
- Boudica, Book 1
- De: Manda Scott
- Narrado por: Jerome Flynn, Liza Goddard, Philip Stevens
- Duración: 23 h y 14 m
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In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome. It was the culmination of nearly 20 years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush a vibrant, complex civilisation and replace it with the laws, taxes and slavery of the Roman Empire.
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Someone give me a gun!
- De Wayne en 05-14-21
De: Manda Scott
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Song of Solomon
- A Novel
- De: Toni Morrison
- Narrado por: Toni Morrison
- Duración: 15 h y 28 m
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Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. As Morrison follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family’s origins, she introduces an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized Black world.
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Maybe a beautiful story, This author should never narrate
- De Student en 01-02-20
De: Toni Morrison
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Perma Red
- De: Debra Magpie Earling
- Narrado por: Katie Anvil Rich, Jason Grasl
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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On the Flathead Indian Reservation, summer is ending, and Louise White Elk is determined to forge her own path. Raised by her Grandmother Magpie after the death of her mother, Louise and her younger sister have grown up into the harsh social and physical landscape of western Montana in the 1940s, where Native people endure boarding schools and life far from home. As she approaches adulthood, Louise hopes to create an independent life for herself and an improved future for her family—but three persistent men have other plans.
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The love story!
- De Jessica Morgan Hall en 12-03-23
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The Empusium
- A Health Resort Horror Story
- De: Olga Tokarczuk
- Duración: 14 h
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September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for Gentlemen in the village of Görbersdorf, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: Monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone—or something—seems to be watching, attempting to infiltrate this cloistered world.
De: Olga Tokarczuk
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In the Upper Country
- A Novel
- De: Kai Thomas
- Narrado por: Milton Barnes, Tymika Tafari, Wesley French
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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Young Lensinda Martin is a protégée of a crusading Black journalist in mid-18th century southwestern Ontario, finding a home in a community founded by refugees from the slave-owning states of the American south—whose agents do not always stay on their side of the border.One night, a neighboring farmer summons Lensinda after a slave hunter is shot dead on his land by an old woman recently arrived via the Underground Railroad. When the old woman, whose name is Cash, refuses to flee before the authorities arrive, the farmer urges Lensinda to gather testimony from her before Cash is condemned.
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good story
- De Leo Garofalo en 04-14-24
De: Kai Thomas
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Chain Gang All Stars
- A Novel
- De: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Narrado por: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch, y otros
- Duración: 13 h y 39 m
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Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom.
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Can’t wait for more from this author!
- De Brian Sheldon en 06-04-23
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Rainbow Milk
- A Novel
- De: Paul Mendez
- Narrado por: Paul Mendez
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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In the 1950s, ex-boxer Norman Alonso is a determined and humble Jamaican who has immigrated to Britain with his wife and children to secure a brighter future. Blighted with unexpected illness and racism, Norman and his family are resilient, but are all too aware that their family will need more than just hope to survive in their new country.
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5 ✨
- De Anonymous User en 03-22-24
De: Paul Mendez
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Five-Carat Soul
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey, Nile Bullock, Prentice Onayemi, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 33 m
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The stories in Five-Carat Soul - none of them ever published before - spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They’re funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic - all told with McBride’s unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens.
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Listen. Just listen.
- De Rebbe Don Justino en 12-26-17
De: James McBride
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
- A Novel
- De: Ocean Vuong
- Narrado por: Ocean Vuong
- Duración: 7 h y 19 m
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Poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late 20s, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born - a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam - and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation.
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Beautifully written, but painful.
- De NB en 06-10-19
De: Ocean Vuong
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Just an Ordinary Day
- Stories
- De: Shirley Jackson
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, y otros
- Duración: 17 h y 42 m
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Acclaimed in her own time for her short story “The Lottery” and her novel The Haunting of Hill House - classics ranking with the work of Edgar Allan Poe - Shirley Jackson blazed a path for contemporary writers with her explorations of evil, madness, and cruelty. Soon after her untimely death in 1965, Jackson’s children discovered a treasure trove of previously unpublished and uncollected stories, many of which are brought together in this remarkable collection.
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Captures a Bygone Era
- De Anonymous User en 11-11-22
De: Shirley Jackson
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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- De: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrado por: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Duración: 21 h y 54 m
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The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society - even if, after more than 200 years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society.
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Narration
- De Kindle Customer en 04-26-22
De: Jeremy D. Popkin
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The Woman in the Dunes
- De: Kobo Abe
- Narrado por: Julian Cihi
- Duración: 6 h y 14 m
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After missing the last bus home following a day trip to the seashore, an amateur entomologist is offered lodging for the night at the bottom of a vast sand pit. But when he attempts to leave the next morning, he quickly discovers the locals have other plans. Held captive with seemingly no chance of escape, he is tasked with shoveling back the ever-advancing sand dunes that threaten to destroy the village. His only companion is an odd young woman. Together, their fates become intertwined as they work side-by-side at this Sisyphean task.
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Nihilistic horror
- De Mr. Sagan en 07-20-19
De: Kobo Abe
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- TWZ
- 10-04-23
Amazing book
The story based on historical events is full of richly developed characters. The narrators are unbelievably good.
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- other1
- 04-21-24
A sprawling and engrossing historical novel
I loved this book because of its vast scope and range. It centers on a mid-18th century time of political and religious upheaval in Eastern Europe, specifically around the messianic aspirations of one Polish Jewish man, Jacob Frank, and his followers. But that description does not do justice to the involvement of priests, princes, archbishops, generals, mystics and common people moving from what is now Germany east as far as the Muslim cities of the Ottoman empire and back again. With a couple of dozen or so main characters and a hundred or more secondary ones, extending over 3 or 4 generations in families, I found it useful to refer now and again to a reference list of characters I found online. But that small extra effort was worth it to read this Tolstoyan masterpiece and to go on this long, engrossing ride. Narrators both are excellent. Highly recommended.
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- Scentart
- 09-23-22
Sometimes tedious but well worth the effort
All cults are the same. In the 18th century, one sociopath led a multitude of Jewish followers through Eastern Europe. He trafficked women and girls, took money from his faithful and promised fulfilment through his own form of decadence. The history of Jacob Frank is told in the voices of his followers. Some of these members were brilliant and unndeserving of the abuse heaped upon them. I wanted to scream at them for masochistiically allowing Frank to destroy their individuality. But nobody twisted their arms. The biggest tragedy I felt was the destructon of his daughter.
Religion is a hoax and a way to hurt outsiders.
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- Gary R Brown
- 07-20-23
A truly gorgeous noble
This is a magnificent work of art. A mix of history, culture, magic realism. The narration is superb highly recommended.
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- Mary Blackburn
- 03-17-23
Worthy.
Full of thought. Fact and fiction blur. Eloquent words even in the chaos and confusion of the characters’ lives.
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- Kathleen G.
- 03-20-22
Maybe better for reading than listening
Obviously, this book is long. It’s a marathon. The story is interesting but the most difficult part is keeping track of the stories. The names are in Polish, and then at one point everyone’s name changes. I recommend listening to the book as close to straight through as possible because I really struggled with keeping track of the characters and their storylines. I do think that the translation is very well done and the story is full of interesting twists. This book is more like “literature” than what I normally pick for casual listening. All together I enjoyed the book, but all of these factors together make me feel like I would have enjoyed the whole process a lot more if I had read the physical book instead of listening to it.
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- Lynn Miller
- 01-29-24
Vivid detail
The author is a master storyteller. Even though I listened to the book she had drawn the main characters succinctly enough that I could recognize them again when they reappeared later. Crucial as there are many, many characters. Her knack for telling detail also extends to the multiple settings.
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- Frank Salomon
- 07-07-22
The Moby Dick of religious delusion
From Smyrna to Berlin, from orthodox stetl to the French revolution, Jacob Frank’s sect of heretical Judaism preached salvation through sin. The sins are lively reading, and the Chronicle of families that fell for his visions and frauds fill a panoramic thousand pages. I stayed interested. About 2/3 through, the Jews change their names to Polish names, and after that I found it hard to follow who’s who. if you are interested in the history of Judaism, as I am, you’ll probably like this giant novel.
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- Jason
- 05-04-22
With Moments of Genius, Still a Giant Slog!
This was tough, even with the text in front of me. There were absolutely moments of utter genius but I'm not sure it was worth the time it took.
Pacing was a Huge problem for me in this as it feels like it's never really moving, or at least as slowly as our own lives. There were no moments where pace picks up and audience can get excited or emotional & the character list I kept is longer then that of a Tolstoy book, yet some disappear while others pop up 600pgs later.
Also, book has many images, maps etc that will be missed if only listening to audio version. I like to think many of my issues would go away if read in its original Polish language but whose to know? Not me
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- Anonymous User
- 04-05-22
Incredible
Tokarczuk masterfully weaves history, faith, and legend together into a vast and bitingly human narrative.
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