• Augustown

  • De: Kei Miller
  • Narrado por: Dona Croll
  • Duración: 7 h y 31 m
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (124 calificaciones)

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De: Kei Miller
Narrado por: Dona Croll
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Resumen del Editor

In the wake of Marlon James' Man Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings, Augustown - set in the backlands of Jamaica - is a magical and haunting novel of one woman's struggle to rise above the brutal vicissitudes of history, race, class, collective memory, violence, and myth.

Ma Taffy may be blind, but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a deep fear running through her. While they wait for his mama to come home from work, Ma Taffy recalls the story of the flying preacherman and a great thing that did not happen.

A poor suburban sprawl in the Jamaican heartland, Augustown is a place where many things that should happen don't, and plenty of things that shouldn't happen do. For the story of Kaia leads back to another momentous day in Jamaican history, the birth of the Rastafari, and the desire for a better life.

©2016 Kei Miller (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group

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Best book I've read in a long time

This book touched my soul on so many levels. It was beautifully written. It took me through so many emotions, and it's crazy to think that all these events took place in one day. This will forever be one of my favorite books.

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Fantastic

Beautiful writing and amazing narration. The imagery in this book is completely immersive and Dona Croll read it perfectly.

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Read yes

Really captures Jamaican culture and struggle against Babylon 👮‍♀️ long but sweet yes yes yes yes

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Wow

Brilliant story and brilliant story telling. Tight story and lush immersive prose. Well worth your time

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Brilliant Novel

I have Taught Caribbean literature at a university, and I think this is one of the very best new novels from this area. It is one of the best novels I have read this year: beautifully written, with memorable characters, humor, Pathos, tragedy, set in a very rich Caribbean setting. This author is one of the very best. I highly recommend this book. Edward Hower

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Compelling story

Beautifully written and read this story brings about just how United we really all are. This tragedy is one that is felt by the reader, takes you to Augustown and beyond into the heavens and makes you question what you do as well as what you don’t do and it’s significance. A must read.

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A profound exposé of the August town experience

The voice acting is some of the most incredible I have ever heard.

This novel combines all the elements of Jamaican society with a deeply moving storyline. You can decide how real it is. One of the most enlightening pieces of fiction I have read.

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That was an authentic story. It was on 🇯🇲🙏💞

This story was authentic and told in a manner that's respectful of our history, elders and ways.

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Loved everything about it!

The narrator was amazing & the stories were woven together in such a beautiful way that they were both thought-provoking & entertaining.

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Addicting

When I started to listen to this book I wasn't really interested but I had to listen because of a book club and I am so glad I did, Ma Taffy surprises me every step of the way. I love how Gina had a romantic affair without her peers knowing, hated what the teacher did to her son, but I hated how it ended, is like the book took me on a high and it just ended like that. I never would have guessed the ended would have been like it is left me disappointed. But overall great story.

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