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The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author:
Yann Martel's title story won the 1991 Journey Prize to universal acclaim. The intensely human tragedy that lies at its heart is told with a spare, careful elegance that resonates long after it has ended. Here are four unforgettable stories by Yann Martel, the New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning Lif... more ». In the exquisite title novella, read by Jeff Woodman, a young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the twentieth century.
In "The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American composer John Morton," read by Johnny Stange, a Canadian university student visits Washington, D.C., and experiences the Vietnam War and its aftermath through an intense musical encounter. In "Manners of Dying," read by John Randolph Jones, variations of a warden's letter to the mother of an executed man reveal how each life is contained in its end. The final story, "The Vita Ǽterna Mirror Company: Mirrors to Last till Kingdom Come," read by Barbara Caruso and David Ledoux, is about a young man who discovers an antique mirror-making machine that runs on memories.
Written earlier in Martel's career, these tales are as moving as they are thought-provoking, as inventive in form as they are timeless in content. They display the startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon.
Unabridged: 4 Compact Discs, Running Time: 4.5 hours, Narrators: Jeff Woodman, Johnny Stange, John Randolph Jones, Barbara Caruso, and David Ledoux.
Author:
Yann Martel's title story won the 1991 Journey Prize to universal acclaim. The intensely human tragedy that lies at its heart is told with a spare, careful elegance that resonates long after it has ended. Here are four unforgettable stories by Yann Martel, the New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning Lif... more ». In the exquisite title novella, read by Jeff Woodman, a young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the twentieth century.
In "The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American composer John Morton," read by Johnny Stange, a Canadian university student visits Washington, D.C., and experiences the Vietnam War and its aftermath through an intense musical encounter. In "Manners of Dying," read by John Randolph Jones, variations of a warden's letter to the mother of an executed man reveal how each life is contained in its end. The final story, "The Vita Ǽterna Mirror Company: Mirrors to Last till Kingdom Come," read by Barbara Caruso and David Ledoux, is about a young man who discovers an antique mirror-making machine that runs on memories.
Written earlier in Martel's career, these tales are as moving as they are thought-provoking, as inventive in form as they are timeless in content. They display the startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon.
Unabridged: 4 Compact Discs, Running Time: 4.5 hours, Narrators: Jeff Woodman, Johnny Stange, John Randolph Jones, Barbara Caruso, and David Ledoux.
ISBN-13: 9781565119369
ISBN-10: 1565119363
Publication Date: 11/18/2004
Edition: Unabridged
Rating: 3
ISBN-10: 1565119363
Publication Date: 11/18/2004
Edition: Unabridged
Rating: 3
3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Literary
- Literature & Fiction >> Short Stories & Anthologies >> Short Stories
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( M ) >> Martel, Yann
