Cyrano

Name: Cyrano
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
ISBN: 9781936223213

Author: Geraldine McCaughrean

Narrator: Cynthia Bishop, Full Cast

Unabridged: 3 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Full Cast Audio

Published: 01/01/2011

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Classic, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Swordsman, soldier, poet . . . and possessor of the biggest nose in all of France!Cyrano de Bergerac was all this and more, for behind his grotesque face beat the heart of a lover. And, being Cyrano, who could he fall in love with but the most beautiful woman in Paris?From this conflict of nose versus heart springs one of the most uproarious, tender, funny, painful, and action-packed stories of all time – a tale that has its roots in truth, for Cyrano de Bergerac really existed.Working from Edmond Rostand's beloved play, Geraldine McCaughrean has transformed the tale into muscular prose that shimmers with turns of phrase Cyrano himself would have admired, offering us a thrilling new way to experience the power and passion, the humor and heartbreak, of one of the most beloved stories of all time.©2006 Geraldine McCaughrean (P)2010 Full Cast Audio

About Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean is an award-winning author who has written more than 130 books and plays for children and adults. She recently won the Whitbread Children's Book Award for the third time with Not the End of the World, and her other awards include the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Fiction Award, and the Smarties Bronze Award. She lives in Berkshire, England. Visit www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii on January 09, 2021

Cyrano is plagued by two things - his love for his cousin Roxanne and his abnormally large nose. Neither is anything he feel he can control and so, instead, he meddles in the affairs of Roxanne's heart and aids her quest in becoming romantically involved with another. This was a book that proved as f......more

Goodreads review by Aiza Idris on December 28, 2019

Panache! Panache! Panache! It is indeed a story of a hopelessly in love of Cyrano, the ugly long-nose army. He's not only fighting the war towards men to stand for his country, but fighting war against himself to stand for his friend, Christian. He sacrificed his own feelings to see someone else happ......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on April 10, 2022

It was a fast and easy read. Basically what you’d expect a novelization of a play to be.......more

Goodreads review by Anne on April 09, 2012

Cyrano de Bergerac has a witty tongue, flare with a pen, and a dynamic hand with a sword. But he has lost his heart. To the fair and clever Roxane. Who has lost her own to another. When she asks her dear friend to assist Christian, the young soldier who has caught her attention, Cyrano feels the sting o......more

Goodreads review by Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl on March 22, 2022

I measured Risk against Truth and Truth was longer! Fear strove with Honour and Honour proved stronger! I loved the 2022 musical film adaptation, was able to watch it three times before the film left my theater and that's what led me to find this book. I'm also going to try reading the classic play th......more