Chronicles

Volume One

De: Bob Dylan

Narrado por: Sean Penn

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan.

“I’d come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else.”

So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remarkable book exploring critical junctures in his life and career. Through Dylan’s eyes and open mind, we see Greenwich Village, circa 1961, when he first arrives in Manhattan. Dylan’s New York is a magical city of possibilities—smoky, nightlong parties; literary awakenings; transient loves and unbreakable friendships. Elegiac observations are punctuated by jabs of memories, penetrating and tough. With the book’s side trips to New Orleans, Woodstock, Minnesota, and points west, Chronicles: Volume One is an intimate and intensely personal recollection of extraordinary times.

By turns revealing, poetical, passionate, and witty, Chronicles: Volume One is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan’s thoughts and influences. Dylan’s voice is distinctively American: generous of spirit, engaged, fanciful, and rhythmic. Utilizing his unparalleled gifts of storytelling and the exquisite expressiveness that are the hallmarks of his music, Bob Dylan turns Chronicles: Volume One into a poignant reflection on life, and the people and places that helped shape the man and the art.©2004 Bob Dylan; (P)2004 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Fascinating glimpse

into the mind of a creative artist. Dylan describes the unfolding of his career, as well as his artistic process. If you love Dylan's music, you'll want this book! Sean Penn does a fine job reading. I for one will be waiting eagerly for Volume Two.

A different journey

Written in a not entirely linear way, the journey through his influences and mind sets vs straight what happened. It makes for a fascinating and enjoyable.journey.

Beautiful to read

I think Sean Penn is doing a vague Dylan impression throughout and it isn't perfect but sounds awesome.

The language itself is extremely satisfying. it's really like reading a book version of one of Dylan's albums.

Loved It

I am a mild Dylan-obsessive. I love listening to Chronicles. Sean Penn, much to my surprise, was a GREAT reader. No schtick, no nonsense. He read the book really well. All I heard was Dylan.

Brilliant

After Dylon got the Nobel Prize I was always wondering what his writing look like. That's how I got to Chronicles. Have completely new understanding of Bob's creativity. The performance was the best I've ever heard!