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by James A. Michener
Alexander Adams

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In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone: the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder’s editor fights to preserve her integrity—and her author—as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder’s success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder’s hometown.

Praise for The Novel

“Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature.”The New York Times

“A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . The Novel lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript.”—Associated Press

“So absorbing you simply will not want [it] to end.”—Charleston News & Courier

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  • James A. Michener - Author
  • Alexander Adams - Narrator
Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781101922484
  • File size: 397875 KB
  • Release date: August 4, 2015
  • Duration: 13:48:54

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781101922484
  • File size: 397934 KB
  • Release date: August 4, 2015
  • Duration: 13:48:28
  • Number of parts: 17

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Fiction Literature Thriller Historical Fiction

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In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone: the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder’s editor fights to preserve her integrity—and her author—as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder’s success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder’s hometown.

Praise for The Novel

“Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature.”The New York Times

“A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . The Novel lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript.”—Associated Press

“So absorbing you simply will not want [it] to end.”—Charleston News & Courier

Arkansas Digital Library Consortium (5)

Fiction Literature Thriller Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781101922484
    File size: 397875 KB
    Release date: August 4, 2015
    Duration: 13:48:54

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781101922484
    File size: 397934 KB
    Release date: August 4, 2015
    Duration: 13:48:28
    Number of parts: 17

  • Creators
    • James A. Michener - Author
    • Alexander Adams - Narrator
  • Formats

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook

  • Languages

    English

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