The Diaries of Adam & Eve: Translated by Mark Twain

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Mandy Patinkin, Betty Buckley, Walter Cronkite

Through his imagined journals of Adam and Eve, Mark Twain wrote what has been called “one of the great love stories of all time.” Mandy Patinkin and Betty Buckley bring Adam and Eve to life, capturing the expected humor as well as the tender eloquence of Twain’s most personal, heartfelt writing. In one of his last recordings, Walter Cronkite provides an illuminating commentary on how the author came to reinterpret the Genesis story. This expanded edition, unlike any other version, incorporates previously unpublished passages as well as Mark Twain’s mislaid final revision of “Adam’s Diary.”

©1999 Fair Oaks Press (P)1999 Fair Oaks Press

Critic reviews

• Grammy nomination for "Best Spoken-Word Recording," 1999
• Publisher's Weekly "Best of the Best," 1999
• Audie Award for "Best Multi-Voice Narration," 2000

“The best of the best.” ( Publishers Weekly)

“A treasure. You’ll want to listen to this one more than once.” ( Roanoke Times)

“An enchanting re-creation.” (National Public Radio’s All Things Considered)

Tender and heartfelt

Excellent voices, I enjoyed the calm pace and sweet sorrow as explained through their universal story.

Excellent retelling of a Bible story

I thought the story gave insights to Adam's and Eve's thoughts and feelings. It gave a window into their discoveries in the Garden of Eden and beyond.

a perfect performance

This might be the best produced audio book of them all. The acting was perfect. It is Mark Twain and we all know what to expect from him, so I don't feel the need to review the subject matter. It is classic Twain

A must read for every human.

Moved me to my core.
(Apparently this review must contain 15 words minimum… so here’s another and another and another and another and one more)

An interesting listen

As an agnostic, this has no religious value to me, but I will say it was a interesting listen and point of view. Worth a read / listen.