Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters
Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters
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Spoon River Anthology

Author: Edgar Lee Masters

Narrator: Patrick Fraley, Edward Asner, a full cast

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2002

Synopsis

Deemed "essential" in the canon of American literature, this audiobook masterpiece performed in its entirety by a full cast of fifty makes the classic accessible to everyone. From a cemetery in a fictional mid-American town, the dead speak the truths about their lives. Some speak of hardships and sordid affairs, while others speak of their simple, honest, happy lives. Some are elderly and others are youthful or children, but mortality has claimed them all. Their voices reach us deeply—alternately plaintive, anguished, enigmatic, angry, contemptuous, and comedic, evoking themes of love, hope, disappointment, despair, and abiding faith. As the Spoon River residents examine their lives, they invite us to do the same.

About Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters (1868–1950) was an American poet, biographer, and dramatist. He published over thirty books, including biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman.

About Patrick Fraley

Patrick Fraley has created voices for over four thousand characters, placing him among the top ten performers of all time to be cast in animated programs. He holds an MFA in acting from Cornell University and is the author of the only character-voice curriculum ever to be accredited at the university level.

About Edward Asner

Edward “Ed” Asner (1929–2021) was an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, later continued in a spin-off series, Lou Grant. He made dozens of appearances—including voice-over work—on television shows and recorded a number of audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Majenta

If you liked Fannie Flagg's THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING, Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN, and/or Virginia Woolf's THE WAVES, you might like this. I read this because of THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING. Thanks for reading....and listening!......more

Goodreads review by Jon

The dead tell their secrets where they are buried. With no reason to lie we find that all is not what it seemed to be: some of the 'pillars' of the community were rotten to the core and some of the 'dregs' of the town were the best citizens. I think of this book every time I see a homeless person an......more

Goodreads review by Dagio_maya

The tongue may be an unruly member – But silence poisons the soul. Berate me who will – I am content. (DORCAS GIUSTINE) Era il 1914, mentre l’Europa si accingeva a cancellare l’esistenza di milioni di esistenze in quella follia chiamata Guerra, l’avvocato-poeta americano Edgar Lee Master inizio......more

Quotes

“The stories are well told and often harsh, as the dead of Spoon River carry their anger and grievances to their graves…The cast of fifty, headed by Patrick Fraley and Edward Asner, is well matched to the many characters in this excellent production.” AudioFile

Awards

  • Audie Award Finalist
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