
The Winter of Our Discontent
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Narrated by:
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David Aaron Baker
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By:
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John Steinbeck
The final novel of one of America’s most beloved writers - a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis.
A Penguin Classic In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had “resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American". Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck’s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction and notes by leading Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw.
For more than 70 years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines.
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Great Steinbeck story
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finished like a Steinbeck does.
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Loved every bit of it.
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A wonderful listen
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one of my favorites
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Love Steinbeck. Another great read.
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Classic Steinbeck
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Wonderful portrait of America
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Classic Steinbeck
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The story is maybe a little smaller, but I found it actually a little more relatable, as the main character struggles with definitions of success and morality.
Unfortunately, there are about six places where the audio "skips" for about half a word. The chapter cuts are abrupt, and the changes in recording sessions are noticeable.
Those issues don't ruin the book, it's just odd and a little distracting.... you spent all this time recording the book with a professional narrator... don't botch the final edit.
Still 100% recommended.
wonderful story & narration, w/ minor audio issues
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