Fiction - Literary audiobooks

Rains, At Times Heavy

By: Debi Goodwin

Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Linden Kemp's grandmother tells her: Old age is a privilege our men never got to know.

Linden's grandfather drowned trying to save others when Hurricane Hazel lashed an unprepared Toronto. The hippie father she never knew died in the monsoons of India. Her husband slipped from life on the black ice of freezing rain. In her work as a... Read more

Gone Tomorrow

By: Gary Indiana

Narrated by: Lee Osorio

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Footloose and broke, the unnamed narrator of Gone Tomorrow hops on a plane without asking questions when his director friend offers him a role in a film set in Colombia. But from the moment he arrives at the airport in Bogotá, only to witness a policeman beat a beggar half to death, it becomes clear that this will not be the story of gritty... Read more

Необычайно умные создания

By: Шелби Ван Пелт

Narrated by: Алексей Багдасаров

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Мировой бестселлер этого года! Ироничная и добрая история про дружбу одинокой старушки-уборщицы и гигантского осьминога-детектива. После смерти мужа Това работает уборщицей ночной смены в океанариуме, моет полы, протирает витрины и… ведет беседы с разными морскими обитателями. Так уже тридцать лет она справляется с горем утраты, с тех самых... Read more

Земля

By: Эмиль Золя

Narrated by: Валерий Толков

Length: 18 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

«Земля» — пятнадцатый роман Эмиля Золя из цикла «Ругон-Маккары», посвящённого представителям одной семьи, жившей в годы Второй империи — периоде диктата Наполеона III, написанный в 1887 году, и возможно один из самых провокационных. Это довольно мрачное воспоминание о крестьянском мире второй половины XIX века, о мелких землевладельцах,... Read more

Mortuary

By: Jagdamba Prasad Dixit

Narrated by: Mridweeka tripathi

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A persistent wound throbs, continuously oozing. Once more, an unfortunate soul is struck down by the railway tracks. Whether human or animal matters not; crows circle while dogs gather. Adjacent to a gutter, a madwoman and a mad world raise their voices in a cacophony. Mainabai disposes of mucus on the road after coughing, a sick woman who's... Read more

Хомячок на лезвии 2

By: Джейд Дэвлин & Карбон

Narrated by: Екатерина Тихомирова, Валерий Толков & Ирина Еф...

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Заключительная книга цикла «Мир Призмы», продолжение рассказа о героях книги девятой. Кто сказал, что хомяки — безобидные и мирные животные? Мы просто притворяемся. Особенно если рядом тот, кто считается страшным и древним чудовищем. Но знаете, для хорошего хомяка чем круче вызов, тем интереснее. Тем более что чудовище — это очень полезная в... Read more

El camarada Jorge y el Dragón

By: Rafael Dumett

Narrated by: Hugo Salazar

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"A nadie le importa cómo entras a la Historia, Shito. Si por la puerta de adelante, la de atrás o la del costado. Eso sí, una vez que ya estás adentro, nadie te saca" Deportado cinco veces por cuatro presidentes peruanos, sospechoso de haber estado involucrado en tres golpes de estado en el Perú y uno en el extranjero, Eudocio Ravines, figura... Read more

Common Sense

By: Thomas Paine

Narrated by: Richard Williams

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Paine was born in Great Britain; he came to America at the age of 37 for the first time. He is rightly considered to be the Anglo-American writer, philosopher, publicist, as well as "American godfather" for supporting separatist spirits and inspiring Americans to fight for their independence (at that very moment, the break between America... Read more

Les Chats - Abridged

By: Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Edgar Allan ...

Narrated by: Simon Jeannin

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Pourquoi le chat s'en va-t-il tout seul ? Les chats anglais sont-ils vraiment les plus distingués ? Par quel prodige cet animal maléfique est-il devenu, au fil du temps, l'ami incontournable du monde de la culture ? Vous trouverez réponse à ces épineuses questions, et à bien d'autres, dans notre sélection de 17 textes cultes commentés et... Read more

바르톨로메는 개가 아니다

By: 라헐 판 코에이

Narrated by: 김 봄

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

공주의 인간개, 사람이 되기로 결심하다. 벨라스케스의 걸작에서 비롯된 어느 작고 위대한 인간의 이야기 『바르톨로메는 개가 아니다』는 오스트리아 소설로 작가 라헐 판 코에이가 17세기 스페인을 배경으로 쓴 작품이다. 역사적 사실에 소설적 상상력을 접목시킨 이른바 팩션 형식의 『바르톨로메는 개가 아니다』. 이 책의 실마리가 된 벨라스케스의 [라스 메니나스]는 스페인 국왕 펠리세 4세의 공주 마르가리타를 중심으로 공주의 하녀와 시동들이 등장하는 그림이다. 작가는 이 그림에 나오는 개가 사실은 난쟁이 바르톨로메로, 그가 공주의 인간개 노릇을 했다고 설정해 작품을 이끌어 간다. 작가의 놀라운 문학적 상상력은 우리를 당시... Read more

iCrimax: Kopfüber in die Pixelwelt

By: iCrimax & Fiona Frank

Narrated by: Sebastian Fitzner

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Nachfolger des Bestsellers von iCrimax! Max hat es schon wieder geschafft – er ist zum zweiten Mal in einem Videospiel gefangen! Dabei wollte er nach seinem letzten Ausflug in die virtuelle Welt eigentlich nur ein wenig verschnaufen. Doch er hat die Rechnung ohne Piper gemacht. Denn die junge Autoschrauberin katapultiert ihn geradewegs... Read more

A Tale of Two Cities

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Chris Tester

Length: 14 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…’ Charles Darnay is an exiled French soldier. Sydney Carter, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer. In Dickens’ gripping, vivid historical drama the lives of... Read more

The Professor

By: Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by: Aria Wilson

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Professor" tells the story of William Crimsworth, an Englishman who moves to Belgium to work as a teacher. The novel explores themes of love, ambition, and the challenges faced by an outsider in a foreign land. It provides a vivid portrayal of the social and cultural differences between England and Belgium during the 19th century. Read more

Shirley

By: Charlotte Brontë

Narrated by: Aria Wilson

Length: 21 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"Shirley" is a social novel set during the industrial depression of 1811-1812 in the manufacturing district of Yorkshire. The story revolves around the struggles of the working class and explores themes of social injustice, gender roles, and economic hardship. The title character, Shirley, is a strong and independent woman who challenges... Read more

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë

Narrated by: Aria Wilson

Length: 15 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" is a novel written by Anne Brontë, which was first published in 1848. The book is considered a classic of Victorian literature and is known for its exploration of social issues and the portrayal of a strong, independent female protagonist. The novel is presented in the form of letters and diary entries, revealing... Read more

Agnes Grey

By: Anne Brontë

Narrated by: Aria Wilson

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

"Agnes Grey" is a novel written by Anne Brontë, the youngest of the Brontë sisters. The book was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. It is a semi-autobiographical novel that provides a poignant and insightful portrayal of the life of a governess in the 19th century. The novel follows the life of the protagonist, Agnes Grey,... Read more

Одетта. Восемь историй о любви

By: Эрик-Эмманюэль Шмитт

Narrated by: Алла Човжик

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Эрик-Эмманюэль Шмитт — философ и исследователь человеческой души, писатель и кинорежиссер, один из самых успешных европейских драматургов, человек, который в своих книгах «Евангелие от Пилата», «Секта эгоистов», «Оскар и Розовая Дама», «Ибрагим и цветы Корана», «Доля другого» задавал вопросы Богу и Понтию Пилату, Будде и Магомету, Фрейду,... Read more

Agnes Grey

By: Anne Brontë

Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

When young Agnes Grey’s family falls on hard financial times, she decides to take a job as a governess with the wealthy Bloomfield family, and then later the even-wealthier Murray family. But they are cruel and unkind, and with them Agnes is lonely isolated, and very aware of how vulnerable she is. What Agnes wants is happiness and fulfilment,... Read more

Candelaria

By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Narrated by: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Your granddaughters are lost, Candelaria. Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life's work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted her. Paola, missing for over a decade, resurfaces in Boston as a brainwashed wellness cultist named Zoe. And Candy, the youngest, is a recovering addict who finds herself pregnant by a man... Read more

Lord Jim at Home

By: Dinah Brooke

Narrated by: Ottessa Moshfegh

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

"A brilliant, chilling picture of the English middle class at home." —Illustrated London News



When Dinah Brooke's second novel, Lord Jim at Home, was first published in 1973, it was described as "squalid and startling," "nastily horrific," and a "monstrous parody" of upper-middle class English life. It is the story of Giles Trenchard, who grows... Read more

After Elias

By: Eddy Boudel Tan

Narrated by: Caleb Summers

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

2021 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction—Finalist



A modern queer tragedy about a pilot's last words, an interrupted celebration, and the fear of losing everything.



"Utterly engrossing. Coen is a hero for our era, darkly struggling amid the aftershocks of loss, but doing so with dignity, humanity, and passion." —Timothy Taylor, author of The Rule... Read more

From From

By: Monica Youn

Narrated by: Monica Youn

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY



"Where are you from . . . ? No—where are you from from?" It's a question every Asian American gets asked as part of an incessant chorus saying you'll never belong here, you're a perpetual foreigner, you'll always be seen as an alien, an object, or a threat.



Monica Youn's From From brilliantly... Read more

The Shining Mountains

By: Alix Christie

Narrated by: Kate Zane

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The year is 1838. A young Scotsman forced from his homeland arrives at Hudson's Bay. Angus McDonald is contracted to British masters to trade for fur. But the world he discovers is beyond even a Highlander's wildest imaginings: raging rivers, buffalo hunts, and the powerful daughter of an ancient and magnificent people. In Catherine Baptiste,... Read more

Дух любви

By: Дафна Дюморье

Narrated by: Евгения Витте

Length: 15 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

«Дух любви» (1931) — первый роман замечательной английской писательницы Дафны Дюморье (1907–1989). Его сюжет разворачивается на фоне захватывающих пейзажей Корнуолла, ставшего для Дюморье второй родиной, а также местом действия и других ее знаменитых романов: «Трактир "Ямайка"», «Ребекка», «Королевский генерал», «Моя кузина Рейчел»... «Дух люб... Read more