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Pilgermann
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: Russell Hoban
- Narrated by: George Weightman
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
It is 1097, and a traveller arrives in the great, walled city of Antioch with a vision of a beautiful and mysterious geometric design that will change the lives of all those who see it. Pilgermann is a mesmerising recreation of the world of the Crusades, following its unlikely hero and those he meets on a journey of picaresque horror across a Europe of hatreds, visions and a desperate wish for salvation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At times horrifying, always poetic, often sublime
- By Duncan Reyburn on 01-08-23
- Pilgermann
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: Russell Hoban
- Narrated by: George Weightman
At times horrifying, always poetic, often sublime
Reviewed: 01-08-23
One of the profoundest and most haunting novels I’ve read. It presents a Job-like wrestling with suffering and God and the meaning of living in and journeying through an impossible age; at times horrifying, always poetic, often sublime. The performance of the actor on this audio production is superb.
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Riddley Walker
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: Russell Hoban
- Narrated by: Richard Pearce
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
Wandering a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape, speaking a broken-down English lost after the end of civilisation, Riddley Walker sets out to find out what brought humanity here. This is his story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb
- By Duncan Reyburn on 12-12-22
- Riddley Walker
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: Russell Hoban
- Narrated by: Richard Pearce
Superb
Reviewed: 12-12-22
This is a really exceptional performance of what many recognise to be Russell Hoban’s masterpiece. Just brilliant.
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