The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen audiobook

The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet: A Novel

By Reif Larsen
Read by Christopher Gebauer

Recorded Books, Inc. 9781594202179

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781664438293

  • ISBN: 9781664546127

  • ISBN: 9781664705159

Runtime: 15.21 Hours
Category: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A boundary-leaping debut tracing a gifted young map maker's attempt to understand the ways of the world When twelve-year-old genius cartographer T. S. Spivet receives an unexpected phone call from the Smithsonian announcing he has won the prestigious Baird Award, life as normal-if you consider mapping dinner table conversations normal-is interrupted and a wild cross-country adventure begins, taking T. S. from his family home just north of Divide, Montana, to the museum's hallowed halls. There are some answers here on the road from Divide and some new questions, too. How does one map the delicate lessons learned about family or communicate the ebbs and flows of heartbreak, loneliness, and love?

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Two predictions about The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet: readers are going to love it as much as I did, and few if any will have experienced anything like it. I’m flabbergasted by Reif Larsen’s talent, and I was warmed by his generosity. Here is a book that does the impossible: it combines Mark Twain, Thomas Pynchon, and Little Miss Sunshine. Good novels entertain; great ones come as a gift to the readers who are lucky enough to find them. This book is a treasure.” Stephen King
“Intellectually provocative.” Booklist (starred review)

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Author

Author Bio: Reif Larsen

Author Bio: Reif Larsen

Reif Larsen studied at Brown University and has taught at Columbia University, where he received his MFA in fiction. His first novel, The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into twenty-seven languages. The novel was a Montana Honor book, a finalist for the IndieBound Award, and was short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Larsen’s essays and short fiction have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Tin House, the Millions, Virginia Quarterly Review, the Asymptote Journal, and the Believer.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 15.21
Audience: Adult
Language: English