Fiction - Literary audiobooks

The Watsons - Abridged

By: L. Oulton & Jane Austen

Narrated by: Graham Scott, Denis Daly, Catherine Bilson, Lin...

Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jane Austen probably commenced writing The Watsons in 1803 and discontinued it after her father’s death in 1805. The original text contains no chapter divisions. It was first published in 1871 as an appendix to A Memoir of Jane Austen, by the novelist’s nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh.The story concerns the young and vivacious Emma Watson, one... Read more

Tiere für Fortgeschrittene (gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Eva Menasse

Narrated by: Eva Menasse

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Raupen, die sich ihr eigenes Grab schaufeln, Haie, die künstlich beatmet werden, Enten, die noch im Schlaf nach Fressfeinden Ausschau halten, Schafe, die ihre Wolle von selbst abwerfen. Jede von Eva Menasses Erzählungen geht von einer kuriosen Tiermeldung aus und widmet sich doch ganz der Gattung Mensch. Die Autorin studiert ihre Objekte mit... Read more

Mystic River - Abridged

By: Dennis Lehane

Narrated by: David Strathairn

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The New York Times bestselling novel from Dennis Lehane is a gripping, unnerving psychological thriller about the effects of a savage killing on three former friends in a tightly knit, blue-collar Boston neighborhood.When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street.... Read more

بيت السودان - Abridged

By: محمد حياوي

Narrated by: محمد الحكيم

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

حكايةُ دار تحاصره الحروب، وطن صغير يحيا في زمانٍ موازٍ. إنه بيت السودان الموجود في بغداد، الذي تعيش فيه الفتيات السمراوات ليخففن من أثر الحرب والفقد عن زواره؛ من خلال مجالس الرقص والسمر. ورغم أن هذا البيت يعتبر بقعة يحج إليها عشاق السمر، إلا أنه بيت ترسخت في أرجائه الفضيلة التي غابت عن كل المطارح سواه، فلا بغاء ولا دعارة تمارس داخل هذه... Read more

Im Rausch - Abridged

By: Michael Dangl

Narrated by: Michael Dangl

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: Yes

Ein junger Mann wirft sich ins Leben und setzt es – im wahrsten Sinn – aufs Spiel. Auf den Brettern, die die Welt bedeuten, und in der Welt, die ihm zur Bühne wird für seine Lebens- und Liebesabenteuer. Gerade eingezogen, verwüstet er das Haus seiner Vermieter bis zur Unbewohnbarkeit, irrt im Bademantel durch fremde Gassen, stiftet Liebeswirren... Read more

Jud - Abridged

By: Georg Thiel

Narrated by: Cornelius Obonya

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Manchester 1958. Die Beziehung des mäßig erfolgreichen Fotografen Titus Strings ist gerade am Scheitern. Da kommt der Auftrag, die Brüsseler Weltausstellung zu fotografieren, wie gerufen. Als Titus dort nach einer turbulenten Par-force-Tour im österreichischen Pavillon zusammenbricht, setzen ihn der geschwätzige Feuilletonist Rupert und die... 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

В поисках синего - Abridged

By: Лоис Лоури

Narrated by: Илья Веселов

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Кира родилась с физическим изъяном. От подобных ей в поселке сразу избавляются — таков обычай. Кире удалось выжить, но теперь, после смерти матери, она остается один на один с разгневанными соседями, требующими расправы. На суде, где решается судьба сироты, ее защитник отмечает: девочка обладает удивительным умением. И это умение сыграет в... Read more

السندباد الأعمى: أطلس البحر والحرب - Abridged

By: بثينه العيسي

Narrated by: رهام حمدي زيدان

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

«الخوفُ صمغ، إنه يشدُّ الأجزاء المتنافرة إلى بعضها ويصنع منها جسدًا هجينًا». «نادية»، زوجة حالمة تحب الكتابة وتحلم بكتابة أول رواية لها. تتعرض لحادثٍ يودي بحياتها، إلا أن حضورها يظل مركزيًا في أحداث الرواية. في دائرة «نادية» نتعرف على الزوج «نواف» وطفلتهما «مناير»، وصديق العائلة «عامر». ورغم أن ظهورهم الأول في السرد كان على شاطئ البحر في تجمعٍ... Read more

Footprints in the Butter - Abridged

By: Denise Dietz

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A high school reunion turns deadly in this full-cast adaptation of Denise Dietz’s charming mystery.Ingrid Beaumont’s thirtieth high school class reunion turns up a few surprises. Her friend, world-renowned artist Wylie Jamestone, turns up dead; her ex-husband turns up alive; and her high school sweetheart turns up at her door. Wylie’s love of... Read more

The Guy Not Taken - Abridged

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Mary Catherine Garrison & Jordan Bridges

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A selection of unabridged stories from the bestselling author of Goodnight Nobody

Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, and often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime. From a teenager coming to terms with her father's disappearance to... Read more

In Her Shoes - Abridged

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Karen Ziemba

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Jennifer Weiner comes a story of two sisters with nothing in common but a love for shoes learn they are more alike than they thought possible.

Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide... Read more

Teksty zebrane - Abridged

By: Adrian Chojnacki

Narrated by: Adrian Chojnacki

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Publikacja zawiera utwory literackie Adriana Chojnackiego: We Live No More, Wizję apokalipsy, Obmyślam Ciebie ze słów i Efemerię. Read more

The Kite Runner - Abridged

By: Khaled Hosseini

Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Stunning Novel of Hope and Redemption

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir... Read more

Vanity Fair: 2016 Hollywood Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: various narrators

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Introducing Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue, featuring Elizabeth Banks, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, and more!Plus:Behind the scenes of our star-studded coverFrancis Ford Coppola’s next actThe million-dollar Maltese Falcon mysteryHollywood’s next waveVanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and... Read more

Zettel's Traum (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Arno Schmidt

Narrated by: Ulrich Matthes

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Arno Schmidts sagenumwobenes Kultbuch "Zettel's Traum" als Hörbuch? Geht denn das? Ja - wenn es Ulrich Matthes liest! Ulrich Matthes schenkt Schmidts Personal eine unerhörte Präsenz und zeigt ihn als das, was Schmidt auch immer sein wollte: ein großer Humorist und Erotomane. Natürlich sind die über 1300 Großseiten von "Zettel's Traum"... Read more

Meine Schwester, die Serienmörderin (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Oyinkan Braithwaite

Narrated by: Sabina Godec

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Zwei Schwestern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten: Ayoola ist das Lieblingskind, unglaublich schön - und sie hat die Angewohnheit, ihre Männer umzubringen. Korede ist eher praktisch veranlagt und dafür zuständig hinter ihrer Schwester aufzuräumen: die Krankenschwester kennt die besten Tricks, um Blut zu entfernen, und ihr Kofferraum ist... Read more

Strömung - Autorenlesung (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Jakob Augstein

Narrated by: Jakob Augstein

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dass alte Gewissheiten schwinden, dass die Welt sich schneller ändert, als er es für möglich gehalten hätte, wird Misslinger ausgerechnet in den USA klar, dem Ort, der für ihn immer noch für Freiheit und eine bessere Zukunft steht. Hier verschwimmen die Grenzen von Traum und Wirklichkeit, und Misslinger realisiert, dass ihm sein Leben längst... Read more

O cortiço versão condensada (Condensado) - Abridged

By: Aluísio Azevedo

Narrated by: Sandra Silvério

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Esta é uma versão condensada da obra "O cortiço", de Aluísio Azevedo, narrada por Sandra Silvério. "O cortiço" descreve a ascensão social do comerciante português João Romão e sua rivalidade com o comendador Miranda. A narração se entrelaça com a história de vários episódios dos moradores do cortiço, cuja luta pela sobrevivência é dura e cruel,... Read more

Ya Hiç Karşılaşmasaydık - Abridged

By: Tuğçe Isıyel

Narrated by: Filiz Çolakoğlu

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kendimizle ve ötekiyle karşılaşmalar. Karşılaşmalar hep sürer. Bir şeyle karşılaşmamızın bittiğini sandığımızda bile artık o şeyin yokluğuyla karşılaşırız. Hem iç hem de dış dünyamızda... Bu karşılaşmalarla dönüşür, birleşir, ayrılır; hayatımızı bu karşılaşmalardan inşa ederiz. Karşılaşma dediğimiz, ötekiyle bir araya gelmeyi, yüzleşmeyi,... Read more

The Rule of Four - Abridged

By: Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason

Narrated by: Josh Hamilton

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide in a labyrinth of betrayal, madness, and genius.
THE RULE OF FOUR
Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Famous for its... Read more

Sturz in die Sonne - Abridged

By: Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Narrated by: Patrick Imhof

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

«Nicht nur eine Überraschung, sondern eine kleine Sensation.» Katja Schönherr, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF Am Anfang steht eine wissenschaftliche Entdeckung: Wegen eines Unfalls im Gravitationssystem stürzt die Erde in die Sonne zurück. «Es wird immer heisser werden, und schnell wird alles sterben», schreibt C. F. Ramuz lakonisch dazu.... Read more

Мальчишки из «Никеля» - Abridged

By: Колсон Уайтхед

Narrated by: Андрей Пирог

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

«Мальчишки из «Никеля» — это история афроамериканского подростка Элвуда Кертиса, мечтавшего стать учителем, но оказавшегося в исправительном школе за преступление, которого не совершал. Жизнь в ней оказывается больше похожа на ад, и единственным спасением Элвуда становится дружба с другим воспитанником — Тернером. Элвуд безнадежно наивен и верит... Read more

أيام الهجران - Abridged

By: Elena Ferrante

Narrated by: ورد إسماعيل

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

يقرر «ماريو» أن ينهي زواجه الهادئ الذي استمر خمسة عشر عامًا، فيخبر زوجته «أولغا» أنه سيتركها هي وطفليهما من أجل امرأةٍ أخرى أصغر سنًا. تذهب بنا القصة بتدرجٍ بطيءٍ للمراحل المختلفة التي مرت بها أولغا مع الهجران وتأثيره عليها؛ بدءًا من الإنكار واعتبار الهجر أمرًا مؤقتًا وسينتهي سريعًا، ومرورًا بكبت غضبها وحزنها لتحتفظ بالعقلانية والهدوء، ثم... Read more