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A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

54 Ratings

4.2

Duration
10H 54min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters tells a series of apparently unconnected stories ranging from a woodworm’s eye view of the journey on Noah’s Ark to an astronaut’s quest for its final resting place. There is pastiche and learned disquisition; there is heart stopping documentary and heart lifting revelation. But these stories are not separate. They are all linked by a complex weave of inquiry into history itself, into love, myth and fabulation. It’s about everything that matters, told with brilliant imagination, intelligence and humour.

© 2014 Naxos Audiobooks (Audiobook): 9789629546205

Release date

Audiobook: May 1, 2014

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