James E. Carson

3 libri letti per LibriVox

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Chance Joseph Conrad English
Marlow tells this one at several removes, so Flora de Barral's story reaches you the way gossip does, in pieces, and half the pleasure is assembling her. If you like Conrad's slow, indirect way of circling a lonely person, this rewards patience; if not, it'll test you.
His Family Ernest Poole English
A quiet one: Roger Gale, a widower in a New York changing faster than he can follow, trying to understand his three grown daughters, who each answer the modern world differently. It moves slowly and tenderly, more about aging and family love than plot, so bring patience.
The Magic Skin Honoré de Balzac English
You follow Raphaël de Valentin from a suicidal night in Paris into possession of a magic skin that grants wishes while shortening his life. It’s feverish, philosophical, and occasionally heavy-handed, but Balzac makes every shrinking inch feel like a sharp little lesson in appetite, ambition, and regret.

3 libri letti per LibriVox

filtra ordina genere epoca

Chance Joseph Conrad English
Marlow tells this one at several removes, so Flora de Barral's story reaches you the way gossip does, in pieces, and half the pleasure is assembling her. If you like Conrad's slow, indirect way of circling a lonely person, this rewards patience; if not, it'll test you.
His Family Ernest Poole English
A quiet one: Roger Gale, a widower in a New York changing faster than he can follow, trying to understand his three grown daughters, who each answer the modern world differently. It moves slowly and tenderly, more about aging and family love than plot, so bring patience.
The Magic Skin Honoré de Balzac English
You follow Raphaël de Valentin from a suicidal night in Paris into possession of a magic skin that grants wishes while shortening his life. It’s feverish, philosophical, and occasionally heavy-handed, but Balzac makes every shrinking inch feel like a sharp little lesson in appetite, ambition, and regret.