Emerald City, Jennifer Egan
Emerald City, Jennifer Egan
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Emerald City
And Other Stories

Author: Jennifer Egan

Narrator: Richard Waterhouse, Madeleine Lambert, Charlie Thurston

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/1996

Synopsis

These eleven masterful stories—the first collection from acclaimed author Jennifer Egan—deal with loneliness and longing, regret and desire. Egan’s characters—models and housewives, bankers and schoolgirls—are united by their search for something outside their own realm of experience. They set out from locations as exotic as China and Bora Bora, as cosmopolitan as downtown Manhattan, or as familiar as suburban Illinois to seek their own transformations. Elegant and poignant, the stories in Emerald City are seamless evocations of self-discovery.

About Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan, the author of several books of fiction, is the recipient of the 2019 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association’s 2019 Legacy Award for lifetime achievement. Her works including the New York Times bestseller Manhattan Beach, as well as A Visit from the Goon Squad, which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Books Critics Circle Award; The Keep, a national bestseller; the story collection Emerald City; Look at Me, a National Book Award finalist; and The Invisible Circus, which was adapted into a major motion picture. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s, Granta, McSweeney’s, the New York Times Magazine, and many others.

About Richard Waterhouse

Richard Waterhouse is an actor, teacher, director, and producer who is featured in the Hallmark Christmas classic Moonlight and Mistletoe and the independent feature Karl Rove, I Love You. He lives with his partner in Newbury, Vermont.

About Madeleine Lambert

Madeleine Lambert received her MFA in acting from Brown University and Trinity Rep. Her performances at Trinity Repertory Company include Shelby in Steel Magnolias and Belle in A Christmas Carol. Madeleine graduated with honors from Duke University with majors in theater studies and English and a minor in French. She attended the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago.

About Charlie Thurston

Charlie Thurston is an experienced audiobook narrator, actor, and playwright who has received numerous Earphones Awards for his work. He has appeared on Law and Order: SVU, and his voice can be heard in audiobooks such as The Oracle Year, Southernmost, The Terranauts, and The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cosimo on February 23, 2020

Guarda dove sei Racconti di una Jennifer Egan giovane promessa, al tempo dell'università. Le donne di Egan sono catturate in momenti di trauma, di perdita: un tradimento, un divorzio, una disillusione, una ferita, un fallimento, una resa. Ogni volta trovano in qualcosa o in qualcuno, se stessi forse,......more

Goodreads review by Steven on March 29, 2012

With every book I read of Jennifer Egan's, I become a bigger and bigger fan. The one flaw that plagued some of her novels was clumsy plotting, but the short story form fits her style well and these masterful stories are beautifully rendered. Her keen eye for the glow of moments and how they resonate......more

Goodreads review by Fiona on January 27, 2018

I picked this book up purely because I was attracted to the cover and nothing more. Finishing it has made me feel like I have been on the most exhausting journey of my life around a collection of vibrant and powerful places. Each story is set in a different country regarding a different relationship......more

Goodreads review by Mattia on October 16, 2018

Video review Insightful stories focused on crucial moments in the lives of well-rounded characters, showcasing Egan's gift to say the unspeakable. That they mostly feature a plot too is just as exciting as a 2-for-1 offer on hand soap at your supermarket of choice.......more

Goodreads review by Alfonso on May 05, 2019

Quanto segue è stato scritto da MoglieRiccia, motivo per cui troverete innalzato il livello delle recensioni. Siccome lo abbiamo letto più o meno in contemporanea, e siccome lei ha scritto una cosa semplicemente perfetta, la faccio mio (dopo aver chiesto il permesso). ____ C’è da dire che quando si v......more

Quotes

“Charlie Thurston, Madeleine Lambert, and Richard Waterhouse perform with intensity, elevating each story’s uniqueness.” AudioFile

“Narrators Charlie Thurston and Richard Waterhouse both read with muted intensity, imbuing their respective performances with drama and tension. Fans of Egan—and the short story—will be delighted.” Publishers Weekly

“Each of these stories (and there’s not a clinker in the bunch) comes fully loaded with believable characters, a story arc, a resolution—all the satisfying elements that seem so elusive in modern fiction.”  Booklist

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