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A wonderful tale of a young man’s coming of age, Zorba the Greek has been a classic of world literature since it was first translated into English in 1952 and made into an unforgettable movie with Anthony Quinn. Zorba, an irrepressible, earthy hedonist, sweeps his young disciple along as he wines, dines, and loves his way through a life dedicated to fulfilling his copious appetites. Zorba is irresistible in this charming audio production by veteran narrator George Guidall.
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Few books have so affected radical social changes as The Jungle, first published serially in 1906. Exposing unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry in Chicago, Sinclair's novel gripped Americans by the stomach, contributing to the passage of the first Food and Drug Act. If you’ve never read this classic novel, don't be put off by its gruesome reputation. Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who could turn even an exposé into a tender and moving novel.
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Why We Have Unions
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-29-17
De: Upton Sinclair
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The Master and Margarita
- De: Mikhail Bulgakov
- Narrado por: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Duración: 16 h y 52 m
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The Devil comes to Moscow, but he isn't all bad; Pontius Pilate sentences a charismatic leader to his death, but yearns for redemption; and a writer tries to destroy his greatest tale, but discovers that manuscripts don't burn. Multi-layered and entrancing, blending sharp satire with glorious fantasy, The Master and Margarita is ceaselessly inventive and profoundly moving. In its imaginative freedom and raising of eternal human concerns, it is one of the world's great novels.
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Satisfying Satanic Satire
- De Jacob en 12-06-11
De: Mikhail Bulgakov
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The Castle
- De: Franz Kafka
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned. Fortunately, his request was ignored, allowing such works as The Trial to earn recognition among the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. This brilliant new translation of The Castle captures comedic elements and visual imagery that earlier interpretations missed.
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Obscure, enigmatic, and not for everyone
- De John en 02-08-06
De: Franz Kafka
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Don Quixote
- De: Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrado por: David Case
- Duración: 39 h y 13 m
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It's the classic adventure of a madman: the "renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha". He attacks windmills, believes a peasant girl to be a lady, and fancies that he is a knight-errant, dedicated to righting wrongs and rescuing damsels in distress.
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Great book, horrible narration
- De Scott M. GRUSSING en 10-16-06
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The Bastard of Istanbul
- De: Elif Shafak
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 12 h y 38 m
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In her second novel written in English, Elif Shafak confronts her country's violent past in a vivid and colorful tale set in both Turkey and the United States. At its center is the "bastard" of the title, Asya, a 19-year-old woman who loves Johnny Cash and the French Existentialists, and the four sisters of the Kazanci family who all live together in an extended household in Istanbul.
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A tender gift from far away
- De Barbara en 11-07-07
De: Elif Shafak
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Mother Night
- De: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 5 h y 47 m
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American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Kurt Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of grey with a verdict that will haunt us all. Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense.
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“We are what we pretend to be”
- De Robert en 09-04-12
De: Kurt Vonnegut
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The Magus
- De: John Fowles
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 26 h y 19 m
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John Fowles’s The Magus was a literary landmark of the 1960s. Nicholas Urfe goes to a Greek island to teach at a private school and becomes enmeshed in curious happenings at the home of a mysterious Greek recluse, Maurice Conchis. Are these events, involving attractive young English sisters, just psychological games, or an elaborate joke, or more? Reality shifts as the story unfolds. The Magus reflected the issues of the 1960s perfectly, and it continues to create tension and concern today.
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One of the best novels that I really think I hate.
- De Darwin8u en 01-29-14
De: John Fowles
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Sometimes a Great Notion
- De: Ken Kesey
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
- Duración: 30 h y 32 m
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A literary icon sometimes seen as a bridge between the Beat Generation and the hippies, Ken Kesey scored an unexpected hit with his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His successful follow-up, Sometimes a Great Notion, was also transformed into a major motion picture, directed by and starring Paul Newman. Here, Oregon’s Stamper family does what it can to survive a bitter strike dividing their tiny logging community. And as tensions rise, delicate family bonds begin to fray and unravel.
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Sometimes a Great Novel Pops up out of Nowhere
- De Mr. Eyuz en 06-07-19
De: Ken Kesey
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Independent People
- De: Halldór Laxness
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 20 h y 56 m
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This magnificent novel - which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature - is now available to contemporary American audiences. Although it is set in the early 20th century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to achieve independence is genuinely heroic and, at the same time, terrifying and bleakly comic.
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I am so confused about this introduction
- De George M en 09-10-18
De: Halldór Laxness
The sympathetic reader will give Zorba his due when he claimed at the end of his life that men like him should live a thousand years.
George Guidall gives a masterly narration of this classic tale.
A Guide on How To Live
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One of the best books I've come across in a while
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
No.Would you recommend Zorba the Greek to your friends? Why or why not?
Yes. The book because I have such mixed feelings about it, I want to know what they make of it. The audiobook because the narration was pitch perfect.What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He gets the characters so well, it is hard to imagine it could have been any other way than the way in which he has narrated it. I simply love his performance (in this book as well as American Gods).Could you see Zorba the Greek being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Surely, as a matter of fact, it already has been.Any additional comments?
I am not reviewing the book, as I am willing to grant that my inability to enjoy stems from my not "getting" the book completely. But it is hard to oversell Guidall.The narration made it worthwhile
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The story is a classic. I saw the movie with Anthony Quinn, years ago, x2. So glad to hear the book.
A classic
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Officially one of my favorites books ever
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breath of fresh air
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Story was amazing, but narrator was meh
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Inspiring. Real.
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High grade storytelling
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Best Narration of Any Audible Book I've Ever Heard
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