Fiction - Literary audiobooks

Night Train - Abridged

By: Martin Amis

Narrated by: Linda Hamilton

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Chain-smoking, deep-voiced fifteen-year veteran of the force Detective Mike Hoolihan is a tough woman. Now she has her worst assignment yet. Jennifer Rockwell—astrophysicist and darling of the community—had everything to live for: brains, looks, the world's best lover, and unlimited career horizons. When Jennifer takes her own life, no one is... Read more

Madame Bovary - Abridged

By: Gustave Flaubert

Narrated by: Glenda Jackson

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Emma Bovary is the original desperate housewife. Beautiful but bored, Emma is not content to be the mere dutiful wife of a French country doctor. She believes she was meant for something more—a life of luxury, leisure, and, above all, true and passionate love. She spends lavishly on clothes and on her home and throws herself headlong into a... Read more

The Age of Innocence - Abridged

By: Edith Wharton

Narrated by: Joanne Woodward

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A masterful portrait of desire and betrayal that takes place during the sumptuous Gilded Age, The Age of Innocence questions the morals and assumptions of elite 1870s New York society when "scandal was more dreaded than disease." Newland Archer, gentleman lawyer and heir to one of New York City's best families, is happily anticipating a highly... Read more

Mr. and Mrs. Bridge - Abridged

By: Evan Connell

Narrated by: Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is the saga of a clean-cut, “upper-class” couple who increasingly find their post-WWII world and traditional belief systems challenged by a changing society. For Walter Bridge, an ambitious lawyer, and his wife, whose focus is her household, affluence and material comforts create a cocoon of community respectability that... Read more

Vanity Fair: January–April 2014 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 21 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Listen to Vanity Fair on the goGet the latest issue as it hits newsstandsBuy a single issue or subscribeVanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice—often the only choice—for... Read more

Inselstolz - Das Hörbuch - Abridged

By: Gerhard Waldherr & Uwe Bahn

Narrated by: Axel Prahl & Katharina Thalbach

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

18 Insulaner berichten vom Leben zwischen Land und Meer. Dort, wo der Wind wohnt und der Blick endlos ist. Wo morgens die Dünen glühen und abends kein Schiff mehr geht. Wie lebt es sich im Sehnsuchtsland, in dem andere nur Urlaub machen? In diesem Buch erzählen unter anderem Sylts Austernprinzessin, Borkums singender Wattführer und ein mutiger... Read more

Sturmkap - Das Hörbuch - Abridged

By: Stefan Kruecken & Hans-Peter Jürgens

Narrated by: Axel Prahl

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vor Kap Hoorn, 1939: Seit Wochen kämpft die Besatzung der Viermastbark Priwall gegen schwere Stürme. Als der Großsegler aus Hamburg in Valparaiso festmacht, beginnt für den fünfzehnjährigen Schiffsjungen Hans Peter Jürgens eine Irrfahrt durch eine Welt im Krieg. Er arbeitet als Straßenbauer in Chile, überlebt ein Lager im afrikanischen Dschungel... Read more

Unverkäuflich! - Das Hörbuch - Abridged

By: Stefan Kruecken

Narrated by: Stephan Benson

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bobby Dekeyser ist fünfzehn, als er im Unterricht aufsteht und beschließt, Fußballprofi zu werden. Vier Jahre später steht er im Tor des FC Bayern München. Nachdem ihn ein Gegenspieler schwer verletzt hat, beginnt ein spektakuläres Abenteuer: Von einem Bauernhof in Niedersachsen aus schafft es Dekeyser, Vater von drei Kindern, ein globales... Read more

Zechenkinder - Das Hörbuch - Abridged

By: David Schraven & Uwe Weber

Narrated by: Uwe Fellensiek

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nicht mehr lange, dann wird der Bergbau im Ruhrgebiet Geschichte sein. In ZECHENKINDER erzählen 25 Kumpel von der schwarzen Seele des "Potts". Über Kameradschaft, von Maloche unter Tage, über den Willen zu überleben und den Fluch der Staublunge. Über eine Arbeiterwelt, in der das Wort "Arschloch" keine Beleidigung sein muss und ein gemeinsames... Read more

Нормальные люди - Abridged

By: Салли Руни

Narrated by: Полина Войченко

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Коннелл Уолдрон и Марианна Шеридан учатся в одной школе и даже в одном классе, но почти не общаются — трудно представить себе двух более разных людей. В школе Коннелл душа любой компании, один из самых популярных парней, звезда футбольной команды, а Марианна — замкнутая одиночка, поддерживающая отношения по большей части с книгами. В реальной... Read more

Florence of Arabia - Abridged

By: Christopher Buckley

Narrated by: Patricia Kalember

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling author who made mincemeat of political correctness in Thank You for Smoking, conspiracy theories in Little Green Men, and Presidential indiscretions No Way to Treat a First Lady now takes on the hottest topic in the entire world–Arab-American relations–in a blistering comic novel sure to offend the few it doesn’t delight.

Appalled... Read more

The View from Mount Joy - Abridged

By: Lorna Landvik

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The View from Mount Joy, Lorna Landvik’s delightfully quirky and intensely moving new novel, is about a man, a supermarket, the roads not taken, and the great, unexpected pleasures found in living a good life.

When hunky teenage hockey player Joe Andreson and his widowed mother move to Minneapolis, Joe falls under the seductive spell of Kristi... Read more

Нервный срыв - Abridged

By: Б.Э. Пэрис

Narrated by: Виктория Войнич-Слуцкая

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Возвращаясь дождливой ночью с поздней вечеринки, Кэсс Андерсон на глухой лесной дороге проехала мимо стоящей на обочине машины, за рулем которой была молодая женщина. Кэсс побоялась остановиться и спросить, не нужна ли помощь. А через несколько дней узнала, что женщину убили. С тех пор Кэсс не может выбросить случившееся из головы, ее мучают... Read more

Толпа - Abridged

By: Эмили Эдвардс

Narrated by: Светлана Кузнецова

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Элизабет — предельно собранная и организованная. Брайони — рассеянная и творческая. Они разные, как день и ночь, но, тем не менее, становятся лучшими подругами. Объединяет их то, что семья для каждой представляет огромную ценность. Безопасность и здоровье детей превыше всего. Однако, сами того не зная, они радикально расходятся во мнениях... Read more

Oh My Stars - Abridged

By: Lorna Landvik

Narrated by: Judith Ivey

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you’re a spice cake, you’re a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food.

Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child,... Read more

Birds Without Wings - Abridged

By: Louis de Bernieres

Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in southwest Turkey (Anatolia) in the early part of the last century—a quirky community in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully over the centuries and where friendship, even love, has transcended religious differences.

But with the ... Read more

The Dune Audio Collection - Abridged

By: Frank Herbert

Narrated by: Frank Herbert

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Read by the author, this compilation of key excerpts from the brilliant Dune trilogy is melded with connective text written by Frank Herbert specifically for these recordings. It includes selections from Dune: The Banquet Scene, Sandworms of Dune, The Battles of Dune, and The Truths of Dune: Fear is the Mind Killer. Read more

El Alienista - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

En "El alienista", de Machado de Assis, el doctor Simão Bacamarte abre un manicomio para estudiar la locura en la ciudad de Itaguaí. Decidido a comprender la mente humana, interna a varios ciudadanos, generando polémica y revuelta. La historia satiriza la ciencia, la sociedad y los límites entre la cordura y la locura, culminando con un giro... Read more

我们时代的神经症人格 - Abridged

By: 卡伦·霍妮

Narrated by: 青木

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

内容简介：本书是卡伦·霍妮重要的心理学专著，也是她的代表作。该书多角度分析了现代人的心理和人格。她认为，每个人都生活在各种矛盾和冲突中，而主要的冲突是我们都同时具有“亲近人”“对抗人”“逃避人”的冲动。这些冲动如果无法协调好，就会让我们陷入各种各样的焦虑和神经症。这部大师级的著作，用朴实的语言、清晰的逻辑，阐述简明的哲理，能让广大读者受益匪浅，感受到精神分析导师的真正魅力。作者简介：卡伦·霍妮，医学博士、心理学家、精神病学家。生于德国布兰肯内兹。她是精神分析学说中“新弗洛伊德主义”的代表人物，是社会心理学较早的倡导者之一，也是精神分析学说发展中举足轻重的人物，她相信用社会心理学说明人格的发展比弗洛伊德的概念更适当。代表作有《我们内心的冲突》《我们时代的神经症人格》《神经症与人的成长》等。 Read more

The Waking of Willie Ryan - Abridged

By: John Broderick

Narrated by: Naoise Dunbar

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Willie Ryan returns to his home town in 'the great central plain of Ireland' after escaping from the asylum where he was committed, and unvisited, by his devout Catholic family for twenty-five years. The pretext for his incarceration was an attack on his sister-in-law; the real reason, an affair with a hedonistic young man who introduced him to... Read more

社会契约论 - Abridged

By: 让-雅克·卢梭 著

Narrated by: 清川

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

内容简介：本书讨论了国家与人民、国家与法律、自由与平等、国家与社会等问题，卢梭在书中主要论述了社会结构和社会契约的关系、主权及其权利、政府及其运作形式等，此外还讨论了几种社会组织的组成形式及其优缺点。在《社会契约论》中，卢梭描摹了他理想中的国家的样子，他认为人生来就是自由平等的，一个理想的社会应建立在人与人之间的契约关系之上，国家应是自由协议的产物。作者简介：让-雅克·卢梭（Jean-JacquesRousseau，1712-1778），法国启蒙思想家、哲学家、教育学家、文学家，法国大革命的思想先驱，启蒙运动最卓越的代表人物之一，被誉为“现代民主政体之父”。出生于瑞士日内瓦的一个钟表匠家庭，少年时期当过学徒、仆役、乐谱抄写员等。1762年因发表《爱弥儿》遭受迫害，开始逃亡生涯。主张人生... Read more

Wish You Well - Abridged

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Kate Burton

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story.

Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of... Read more

La Cartomante - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"La Cartomante" de Machado de Assis, cuenta la historia de Rita, una mujer casada que, en medio de un romance secreto, consulta a una adivina en busca de respuestas sobre su futuro. La trama explora temas como la superstición, el destino y la traición, revelando las complejidades e ironías de las relaciones humanas de forma intrigante y atractiva. Read more

Crimen y Castigo - Abridged

By: Fiodor Dostoievski

Narrated by: Staff Audiolibros Colección

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Esta novela plantea un profundo análisis psicológico de su protagonista, el joven estudiante Raskolnikov, cuya firme creencia en que los fines humanitarios justifican la maldad le conduce al asesinato de un usurero petersburgués. Pero, desde que comete el crimen, la culpabilidad será una pesadilla constante con la que el estudiante será incapaz... Read more