Tetralogía científica [Scientific Tetralogy]
Copérnico · Kepler · La carta de Newton · Mefisto [Copernicus · Kepler · The Newton Letter · Mephisto]
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $26.09
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Eugenio Barona
-
Esteban Massana
About this listen
Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras de 2014
"Para John Banville el estilo es la más exacta a la vez que inspirada de las ciencias. Estas cuatro novelas no son solo renovada prueba de ello sino, además, la evidencia incontestable de que la suma de los números y de las letras puede dar resultados revolucionarios." (Rodrigo Fresán)
En una época de mentes cerradas en la que reinaban el caos y una concepción errónea del universo aceptada desde hacía siglos, unos pocos hombres se atrevieron a cuestionar esa visión, decididos a descubrir y revelar cómo funcionaba el mundo.
En Copérnico, novela ganadora del James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Banville evoca la vida de un hombre tímido, desconcertado por las conspiraciones que se desatan a su alrededor y en busca de una verdad que hizo añicos la visión medieval del universo.
En Kepler, merecedora del Premio de Ficción de The Guardian, sigue los pasos de uno de los mayores matemáticos y astrónomos, cuyo afán por trazar una carta de las estrellas y los planetas revolucionaría la visión del cosmos que regía la Europa del Renacimiento.
En La carta de Newton, un historiador contemporáneo se retira al campo para terminar su biografía de Isaac Newton, pero su libro entra en un bucle cuando se obsesiona con el colapso nervioso que el gran físico y matemático británico sufrió en el verano de 1693 y con la familia que le alquila la cabaña de verano.
Finalmente, con Mefisto Banville da una vuelta de tuerca al mito del doctor Fausto y el precio que el científico y el artista deben pagar por su vocación.
Cuatro obras ineludibles del premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras reunidas por primera vez en un solo volumen.
La crítica ha dicho:
"Por su inteligencia minuciosa y su estilo exquisito, John Banville es el heredero de Nabokov." (The Telegraph)
"No se puede decir de muchas novelas históricas que puedan iluminar tanto la época que describe como el tiempo en que son leídas. Copérnico es una de las mejores." (The Economist)
"Copérnico es un tour de force. Una evocación ficticia del gran astrónomo que está espléndidamente escrita, y resulta emocionante y espectacular en su recreación del mundo medieval." (The Times)
"Banville ilumina de manera soberbia al hombre que fue Kepler, la época y la interminable búsqueda del conocimiento." (The Observer)
"Kepler es arte narrativo de un nivel positivamente sinfónico." (The Guardian)
"La carta de Newton es una obra de arte casi perfecta.... Proporciona un placer tan emocionante que resulta imposible concentrarse en otra cosa hasta que se vuelve a leer para confirm si en la segunda lectura parece igual de bueno. Y sí: lo parece." (Irish Times)
"En Mefisto, todos los superlativos se quedan cortos.... Banville es unestro, un artista prodigioso, casi malévolo." (Time Out)
"Mefisto es una novela excelente, hermosamente escrita. El tipo de libro que tienes que leer más de una vez, algo maravilloso." (Punch)
Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©1986 John Banville (P)2022 Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U.Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Biografías
- By: Stefan Zweig
- Narrated by: Alfonso Mendiguchía
- Length: 88 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
De la amplia obra de Stefan Zweig, celebrada por generaciones de lectores alrededor del mundo, quizá sus biografías son las que mejor dan muestra de la destreza del escritor para el retrato, de su agudeza psicológica y de la profunda comprensión del alma humana.
-
-
Reseñas
- By Amazon Customer on 11-14-24
By: Stefan Zweig
-
Roma soy yo [Rome Is Me]
- La verdadera historia de Julio César
- By: Santiago Posteguillo
- Narrated by: Raúl Llorens
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Roma, año 77 a.C. El cruel senador Dolabela va a ser juzgado por corrupción, pero ha contratado a los mejores abogados, ha comprado al jurado y, además, es conocido por usar la violencia contra todos los que se enfrentan a él. Nadie se atreve a ser el fiscal, hasta que de pronto, contra todo pronóstico, un joven patricio de tan solo veintitrés años acepta llevar la acusación, defender al pueblo de Roma y desafiar el poder de las élites. El nombre del desconocido abogado es Cayo Julio César.
-
-
Gran libro y GRAN actuación
- By Elias Munguia on 10-18-22
-
Cien cuyes [One Hundred Guinea Pigs]
- By: Gustavo Rodríguez
- Narrated by: Gustavo Rodríguez, Johan Gamarra
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cuando Eufrasia Vela empieza a trabajar como cuidadora de ancianos, no sospecha que su oficio la llevará a una encrucijada existencial. La íntima relación que mantiene con doña Carmen, el doctor Harrison y Los Siete Magníficos—entrañables personajes que se apoderan de su pensamiento y su cariño—la obliga a replantearse su papel de madre y hermana, las vicisitudes de la longevidad, las formas de la compasión y el sorpresivo valor que los cuyes, esos conejillos de Indias tan peculiares, adquieren en su presupuesto moral.
-
-
Macabro y peligroso
- By Santiago Arizti on 11-04-24
-
El Espía del Inca [The Inca's Spy]
- By: Rafael Dumett
- Narrated by: Marchello Rivera
- Length: 33 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
El Inca Atahualpa, Señor del Principio, ha sido capturado por unos extraños barbudos que han llegado hasta Cajamarca montados en llamas gigantes y premunidos de mortales cilindros en los que habita Illapa, el dios del Trueno y el Relámpago. El Mundo de las Cuatro Direcciones se encuentra en peligro mortal.
-
-
Extraordinario
- By Sergio Vilela on 01-02-23
By: Rafael Dumett
-
El salvaje [The Savage]
- By: Guillermo Arriaga
- Narrated by: Javier Poza
- Length: 23 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A sus diecisiete años Juan Guillermo se ha quedado huérfano y completamente solo. Tres años atrás, Carlos, su hermano mayor, ha sido asesinado por unos fanáticos religiosos; abatidos por el pesar, padres y su abuela mueren. En el extremo de la rabia y la desesperación, Juan Guillermo jura vengarse. El problema es que los jóvenes religiosos están muy bien organizados, gozan del respaldo de gente poderosa, portan armas, han entrenado artes marciales y, para colmo, están coludidos con Zurita, un comandante de la policía judicial.
-
-
Profunda Introspección
- By Alberto López on 12-05-20
-
Aura (Spanish edition)
- By: Carlos Fuentes
- Narrated by: Carlos Fuentes, Natasha Fuentes
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Felipe Montero encuentra un día un anuncio en el periódico en el que se ofrece un empleo en la calle Doceles 815, editando las memorias de un general. Atraído por el salario, acepta el trabajo a pesar de su única condición: tiene que vivir en la oscura casona junto con la viuda del militar y su sobrina, la misteriosa Aura, de hermosos ojos verdes y una melena azabache. Aura es una de las novelas icónicas de la literatura mexicana del siglo XX y una de las más importantes de Carlos Fuentes, autor de La muerte de Artemio Cruz.
-
-
La memoria de la juventud
- By Mario on 02-14-19
By: Carlos Fuentes
-
Biografías
- By: Stefan Zweig
- Narrated by: Alfonso Mendiguchía
- Length: 88 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
De la amplia obra de Stefan Zweig, celebrada por generaciones de lectores alrededor del mundo, quizá sus biografías son las que mejor dan muestra de la destreza del escritor para el retrato, de su agudeza psicológica y de la profunda comprensión del alma humana.
-
-
Reseñas
- By Amazon Customer on 11-14-24
By: Stefan Zweig
-
Roma soy yo [Rome Is Me]
- La verdadera historia de Julio César
- By: Santiago Posteguillo
- Narrated by: Raúl Llorens
- Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Roma, año 77 a.C. El cruel senador Dolabela va a ser juzgado por corrupción, pero ha contratado a los mejores abogados, ha comprado al jurado y, además, es conocido por usar la violencia contra todos los que se enfrentan a él. Nadie se atreve a ser el fiscal, hasta que de pronto, contra todo pronóstico, un joven patricio de tan solo veintitrés años acepta llevar la acusación, defender al pueblo de Roma y desafiar el poder de las élites. El nombre del desconocido abogado es Cayo Julio César.
-
-
Gran libro y GRAN actuación
- By Elias Munguia on 10-18-22
-
Cien cuyes [One Hundred Guinea Pigs]
- By: Gustavo Rodríguez
- Narrated by: Gustavo Rodríguez, Johan Gamarra
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cuando Eufrasia Vela empieza a trabajar como cuidadora de ancianos, no sospecha que su oficio la llevará a una encrucijada existencial. La íntima relación que mantiene con doña Carmen, el doctor Harrison y Los Siete Magníficos—entrañables personajes que se apoderan de su pensamiento y su cariño—la obliga a replantearse su papel de madre y hermana, las vicisitudes de la longevidad, las formas de la compasión y el sorpresivo valor que los cuyes, esos conejillos de Indias tan peculiares, adquieren en su presupuesto moral.
-
-
Macabro y peligroso
- By Santiago Arizti on 11-04-24
-
El Espía del Inca [The Inca's Spy]
- By: Rafael Dumett
- Narrated by: Marchello Rivera
- Length: 33 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
El Inca Atahualpa, Señor del Principio, ha sido capturado por unos extraños barbudos que han llegado hasta Cajamarca montados en llamas gigantes y premunidos de mortales cilindros en los que habita Illapa, el dios del Trueno y el Relámpago. El Mundo de las Cuatro Direcciones se encuentra en peligro mortal.
-
-
Extraordinario
- By Sergio Vilela on 01-02-23
By: Rafael Dumett
-
El salvaje [The Savage]
- By: Guillermo Arriaga
- Narrated by: Javier Poza
- Length: 23 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A sus diecisiete años Juan Guillermo se ha quedado huérfano y completamente solo. Tres años atrás, Carlos, su hermano mayor, ha sido asesinado por unos fanáticos religiosos; abatidos por el pesar, padres y su abuela mueren. En el extremo de la rabia y la desesperación, Juan Guillermo jura vengarse. El problema es que los jóvenes religiosos están muy bien organizados, gozan del respaldo de gente poderosa, portan armas, han entrenado artes marciales y, para colmo, están coludidos con Zurita, un comandante de la policía judicial.
-
-
Profunda Introspección
- By Alberto López on 12-05-20
-
Aura (Spanish edition)
- By: Carlos Fuentes
- Narrated by: Carlos Fuentes, Natasha Fuentes
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Felipe Montero encuentra un día un anuncio en el periódico en el que se ofrece un empleo en la calle Doceles 815, editando las memorias de un general. Atraído por el salario, acepta el trabajo a pesar de su única condición: tiene que vivir en la oscura casona junto con la viuda del militar y su sobrina, la misteriosa Aura, de hermosos ojos verdes y una melena azabache. Aura es una de las novelas icónicas de la literatura mexicana del siglo XX y una de las más importantes de Carlos Fuentes, autor de La muerte de Artemio Cruz.
-
-
La memoria de la juventud
- By Mario on 02-14-19
By: Carlos Fuentes
-
El Evangelio según Jesucristo [The Gospel According to Jesus Christ]
- By: José Saramago
- Narrated by: Víctor Velasco
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ya puedes escuchar El evangelio según Jesucristo, que tanto sorprendió al mundo católico, presenta una visión mundana de los hechos relativos a Jesús: las circunstancias de su nacimiento, el descubrimiento del amor junto a María Magdalena, la angustia por saber cuál es el verdadero sentido de su existencia ante los ojos de Dios....
-
-
Increible
- By Edmundo Quevedo on 07-01-20
By: José Saramago
-
Pensar rápido, pensar despacio [Think Fast, Think Slowly]
- By: Daniel Kahneman
- Narrated by: Humberto Solórzano
- Length: 21 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Daniel Kahneman, uno de los pensadores más importantes del mundo, recibió el premio Nobel de Economía por su trabajo pionero en psicología sobre el modelo racional de la toma de decisiones. Sus ideas han tenido un profundo impacto en campos tan diversos como la economía, la medicina o la política, pero hasta ahora no había reunido la obra de su vida en un libro.
-
-
Aplicación para toma de desiciones. (L.p.o)
- By Agapito on 10-14-20
By: Daniel Kahneman
-
Diablo guardián [Guardian Devil]
- By: Xavier Velasco
- Narrated by: Xavier Velasco
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Violetta tiene quince años cuando cruza la frontera con más de cien mil dólares robados a sus padres, asimismo excelentes amigos de lo ajeno. Azarosamente desembarcada en Nueva York, sobrevive durante cuatro años a todo tren, gastando varios kilogramos de dinero malhabido. Para mantener ese ritmo, acelerado todavía más por el polvo blanco que introduce por su nariz en cantidades generosas, se enseña a enganchar hombres en lobbies de hoteles lujosos.
-
-
¡Muy recomendable!
- By Cliente de Amazon on 10-12-16
By: Xavier Velasco
-
El conde de Montecristo [The Count of Monte-Cristo]
- By: Alexandre Dumas, E.V., Jofre Homedes Beutnagel
- Narrated by: Pablo Ibáñez Durán
- Length: 50 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Edmundo Dantés, un joven marinero que siempre ha llevado una vida tranquila, solo desea casarse con la hermosa Mercedes. Pero sus planes se malogran cuando su mejor amigo, Fernando, le traiciona vilmente para conquistar a su prometida.
-
-
¡No pude parar de escucharlo un solo día!
- By Cliente de Amazon on 03-17-24
By: Alexandre Dumas, and others
-
Momentos Estelares de la Humanidad
- By: Stefan Zweig
- Narrated by: Gustavo Dardes
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stefan Zweig trabajó más de veinte años en Momentos estelares de la humanidad. El libro reúne catorce momentos históricos retratados por Zweig, fundamentales desde su punto de vista para el transcurso de la historia. El asesinato de Cicerón, la expedición fallida al Polo Sur del capitán Scott y la fiebre del oro de California en 1848 son solo algunos de estos relatos que ilustran la visión del mundo que tenía Zweig, que apela a los procedimientos narrativos de sus novelas para dar vida a narraciones que siempre oscilan entre lo ficcional y lo fáctico.
-
-
Asombroso el texto. Terrible el narrador
- By Tamara Trottner on 08-01-23
By: Stefan Zweig
-
El ancho mundo [The Wide World]
- By: Pierre Lemaitre, José Antonio Soriano Marco - translator
- Narrated by: Alfons Vallés
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
El ancho mundo narra las aventuras, desventuras, peripecias y secretos de los Pelletier, una familia propietaria de una fábrica de jabones en Beirut, ciudad bajo influencia francesa, con la Guerra de Indochina y el París de la posguerra y la reconstrucción como telón de fondo. Y todo con un toque de exotismo y varios asesinatos.
-
-
Una novela que promete más de lo que da
- By A. Jiménez on 03-02-23
By: Pierre Lemaitre, and others
Related to this topic
-
Booked for the Holidays
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Andrew Eiden
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.
-
-
What a gem!
- By Joanna N. on 11-14-24
By: Liz Maverick
-
Mr. and Mrs. Christmas
- By: Michelle Stimpson
- Narrated by: Marcella Cox, Ian Hackney
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.
-
-
Loved the book!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-15-24
-
He's Gone
- By: Rebecca Collomosse
- Narrated by: Victoria Blunt, Cicely Whitehead, Joe Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.
-
-
Disappointing plot
- By TerriSweeta on 12-04-24
-
Holiday Hideaway
- A Short Story
- By: Mary Kay Andrews
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
-
-
I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
By: Mary Kay Andrews
-
A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
-
-
Christmas Classic Given New Life
- By E-Hank3 on 12-26-20
By: Charles Dickens
-
George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
A Revelation!
- By wotsallthisthen on 04-07-24
By: George Orwell, and others
-
Booked for the Holidays
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Andrew Eiden
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.
-
-
What a gem!
- By Joanna N. on 11-14-24
By: Liz Maverick
-
Mr. and Mrs. Christmas
- By: Michelle Stimpson
- Narrated by: Marcella Cox, Ian Hackney
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.
-
-
Loved the book!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-15-24
-
He's Gone
- By: Rebecca Collomosse
- Narrated by: Victoria Blunt, Cicely Whitehead, Joe Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.
-
-
Disappointing plot
- By TerriSweeta on 12-04-24
-
Holiday Hideaway
- A Short Story
- By: Mary Kay Andrews
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
-
-
I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
By: Mary Kay Andrews
-
A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
-
-
Christmas Classic Given New Life
- By E-Hank3 on 12-26-20
By: Charles Dickens
-
George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
-
-
A Revelation!
- By wotsallthisthen on 04-07-24
By: George Orwell, and others
-
A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.
-
-
Wonderful!!!
- By Alia on 12-11-09
By: Charles Dickens
-
The Grandmother
- By: Jane E. James
- Narrated by: Anna Cordell, Max Dinnen
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.
-
-
Underdevelop Ending
- By tanya on 12-16-24
By: Jane E. James
-
The Plight Before Christmas
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
-
-
Gaslighting and games
- By FMC on 12-22-22
By: Kate Stewart
-
The Answer Is No
- A Short Story
- By: Fredrik Backman, Elizabeth DeNoma - translator
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.
-
-
Narrator doesn’t get Backman’s satire or rhythm
- By joey1603 on 12-01-24
By: Fredrik Backman, and others
-
Starship Troopers
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.
-
-
The definitive version!
- By Kristopher G. Hesson on 10-03-24
-
Dead Med
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso, Scott Merriman
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.
-
-
Hmm
- By Morgan Meaux on 08-22-24
By: Freida McFadden