Fiction - Literary audiobooks

Dat lustige Vördragsbok I - Abridged

By: Verschiedene

Narrated by: Herbert Ehlers

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Geschichten von John Brinkmann, Manfred Kyber, Gorch Fock, Fritz Reuter u.a. Inhalt: Friedrich Freudenthal: De Paster het Besöök, John Brinkmann: De Operatschon, Dr. Strump, De Warmkruuk, De Vornehmigkeit, Georg Droste: Ottjen Aldag un de Regentunn, Paul Wriede: De Beseuk, Willem Schröder: Dat Wettlopen, Manfred Kyber: Jakob Krack, Theodor... Read more

Der Schneesturm - Abridged

By: Lew N. Tolstoi

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lew N. TolstojDie SchlittenfahrtTolstois atmosphärisch dichte Erzählung "Die Schlittenfahrt" führt den Hörer an einen unbestimmten Ort im Donkosakengebiet des 19. Jahrhunderts. Der unbenannte Erzähler muss in dieser winterkalten Nacht noch die Strecke zwischen zwei Poststationen in einem offenen Schlitten zurücklegen. Ein starker Schneesturm und... Read more

Das kommunistische Manifest - Abridged

By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Narrated by: Katharina Thalbach

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ein faszinierender literarisch-philosophischer Text in einer künstlerischen Fassung, die beständig fragt, irritiert, herausfordert, nicht loslässt. 1848 erschien in London ein Text, der die Welt veränderte. Er wurde zum Ausgangspunkt ökonomischer Systeme, politischer Konflikte und nicht zuletzt einer Vielzahl von Missverständnissen, die bis... Read more

Herr Wendriner - Abridged

By: Kurt Tucholsky

Narrated by: Herbert Ehlers

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das Jahr fängt gut an Herr Wendriner hat Gesellschaft Herr Wendriner betrügt seine Frau Herr Wendriner diktiert einen Brief Herr Wendriner betrügt seine Frau Herr Wendriner nimmt ein Bad Herr Wendriner in Paris Herr Wendriner beerdigt einen Herr Wendriner kauft ein Herr Wendriner telefoniert Herr Wendriner erzieht seine Kinder Read more

Disobedience - Abridged

By: Jane Hamilton

Narrated by: Robert Sean Leonard

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Jane Hamilton, author of the beloved New York Times bestsellers A Map of the World and The Book of Ruth, comes a warmly humorous, poignant novel about a young man, his mother's e-mail, and the often surprising path of infidelity.

Henry Shaw, a high school senior, is about as comfortable with his family as any seventeen-year-old can be. His... 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

Mansfield Park and Lovers’ Vows - Abridged

By: Jane Austen & August Kotzebue

Narrated by: a full cast, Sarah Jane Rose, Graham Scott, Den...

Length: 18 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The unlikely heroine of this novel is the bashful and unadventurous Fanny Price, who occupies a Cinderella-like position in the residence of her wealthy cousins, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. Fanny is the butt of ridicule for the young Bertram sisters (Maria and Julia), and is relentlessly bullied by her manipulative and penny-pinching aunt,... Read more

Tagebuch einer Geliebten - Abridged

By: Kathrin Schumann

Narrated by: Kathrin Schumann

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Eigentlich war es immer Kathrins Überzeugung, dass man von verheirateten Männern lieber die Finger lässt. Doch als sie zufällig die Bekanntschaft mit dem geheimnisvollen A. macht, ist es um beide geschehen und sie verlieben sich ineinander. Als nach sechs Monaten romantischer Achterbahnfahrt, plötzlich Funkstille zwischen den beiden... Read more

The Thirteenth Tale - Abridged

By: Diane Setterfield

Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave & Henshall

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Winner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced Performance

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller

“Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story.”—People

“Eerie and fascinating.”—USA TODAY

Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your... Read more

Homeland and Other Stories - Abridged

By: Barbara Kingsolver

Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Extraordinarily fine. Kingsolver has a Chekhovian tenderness toward her characters. . . . The title story is pure poetry.” —Russell Banks, New York Times Book ReviewWith the same wit and sensitivity that have come to characterize her highly praised and beloved novels, acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver, recipient of numerous literary awards... Read more

Vanity Fair: May 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity 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 the world’s most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Himmel & Erde - Abridged

By: James McBride

Narrated by: Oliver Dupont

Length: 13 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Barack-Obama-Nummer-1-Lieblingsbuch des Jahres • Publishers-Weekly-Nummer-1-Buch des Jahres • Amazon-Nummer-1-Buch-des-Jahres • New-York-Times-Bestseller Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1972: Beim Ausheben der Fundamente für ein neues Baugebiet stoßen die Arbeiter am Grund eines Brunnens auf ein Skelett. Wem es gehörte und wie es dorthin kam, kann... Read more

The Bluest Eye - Abridged

By: Toni Morrison

Narrated by: Toni Morrison & Ruby Dee

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME • From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtlety and grace.
 
In Morrison’s acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black girl in an America... Read more

Die Insassen - Abridged

By: Katharina Münk

Narrated by: Jürgen Uter

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Drei Insassen der Nervenklinik St. Ägidius bringen ihre Anstalt zunächst auf Kurs und anschließend an die Börse. Schließlich sind sie vom Fach - handelt es sich doch um drei ehemalige Topmanager. Ohnehin ist Exfinanzvorstand Dr. Wilhelm Löhring überzeugt, die Klinik sei seine eigene Firma und forciert eisern den Börsengang von Station 4. Die als... Read more

The Memoirs of Casanova (Adapted & Abridged Edition) - Abridged

By: Giacomo Casanova & Luca Moretti

Narrated by: Luca Moretti

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Let Casanova Sweep You Off Your Feet—an Unforgettable Romance & Opera Audiobook Experience!Passion. Intrigue. Timeless romance. History’s most legendary lover, Giacomo Casanova, comes vividly to life in this deeply immersive audiobook adventure. Enhanced by 24 exquisite opera arias, each emotionally charged chapter will sweep you away to... Read more

Vanity Fair: March 2015 Issue - Abridged

By: Vanity Fair

Narrated by: Graydon Carter & various narrators

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vanity 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 the world’s most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the... Read more

Lullabies for Little Criminals - Abridged

By: Heather O'Neill

Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Baby is twelve years old. Her mother died not long after she was born and she lives in a string of seedy flats in Montreal's red light district with her father Jules, who takes better care of his heroin addiction than he does of his daughter. Jules is an intermittent presence and a constant source of chaos in Baby's life - the turmoil he brings... Read more

Testimony - Abridged

By: Anita Shreve

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff, Eve Bianco & Ellen Archer

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices -- those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal -- that details the ways in which... Read more

Certain Girls - Abridged

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Michele Pawk & Zoe Kazan

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"My mother," Joy Shapiro Krushelevansky writes in her diary late one night, "is the most embarrassing person to have ever been born." It's been almost thirteen years since we've last seen Cannie Shapiro, the heroine of Good in Bed, whose journey toward happily-ever-after, and peace with her fractured family and plus-size body, made millions of... Read more

Good In Bed - Abridged

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Paula Cale

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rediscover the modern classic that launched the career of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Everything and Big Summer with this beautiful anniversary edition of her “contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit, and style” (Susan Isaacs, New York Times bestselling author).

For twenty-eight years, things have been... Read more

Und alle so still (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Mareike Fallwickl

Narrated by: Marie-Isabel Walke, Astrid Kohrs & Henning Nöhren

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Was wäre, wenn alle Frauen sich verweigern und in einen Care-Streik treten würden? Ein großer feministischer Gesellschaftsroman über Widerspruchsgeist und Solidarität. Elin ist Anfang zwanzig und lebt mit ihrer Mutter in einem Wellnesshotel. Während des Lockdowns ist sie Influencerin geworden. Seither sieht sie sich mit misogynem Hass im Netz... Read more

Blumen - ein Lächeln für Dich - Abridged

By: Else Lasker-Schüler, Heinrich Heine, Johann Wol...

Narrated by: Marion Elskis, Julia Nachtmann, Rolf Nagel, Ros...

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Was duftet, strahlt und neigt sich dort so sachte? Blumen haben unzählige Gesichter, Farben, Formen und Gerüche. Doch eines haben sie alle gemein: Sie erfüllen Herz und Seele mit Freude. Manchen sind sie ein Symbol der Lebendigkeit, anderen gar Beweis von Göttlichkeit. Seit Jahrhunderten werden sie besungen, verschenkt und ranken sich um... Read more

حبر قلمي - Abridged

By: حليمة علي خالدي

Narrated by: حليمة علي خالدي

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

قلمي ودفرتي هو ملجئي أكتب فيه عباراتي، أنفس فيه عن كرباتي أتأمل، أبكي أتذكر كل الصور وبه أسطر آهاتي، حرب قلمي دم ينزف من قتيل، من رشيد، حرب قلمي دمعة يتيم أو رجل فقد كل الكرامات، حرب قلمي في مواقف الحب والحزن تتقاطر منه دمعاتي، حرب قلمي هو قنابلي، أفجرها وأسمع الكون صرخاتي، حرب قلمي هو مرآة لكل ما يحدث، من ترهات يترجم بؤس قلوب وجراحات. Read more

Bitterroot - Abridged

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Following his acclaimed bestseller Purple Cane Road, James Lee Burke returns with this gripping tale of justice and danger as Billy Bob Holland battles his tormented past and a vengeful foe.

Set in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, home to celebrities seeking to escape the pressures of public life, as well as to xenophobes dedicated to... Read more