The Man Who Loved Children

Author:   Christina Stead ,  C M Hebert
Publisher:   Blackstone Audiobooks
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9780786159611


Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for one another. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad visions. A chilling novel of the relations between parents and children, husbands and wives, The Man Who Loved Children is acknowledged as a contemporary classic.

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Author:   Christina Stead ,  C M Hebert
Publisher:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Imprint:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9780786159611


ISBN 10:   0786159618
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Simply as a portrait of an extraordinary family, the book probably has no equal. And what a family!...Although the larger-than-life domestic scenes may not always be pleasant to read, they are nevertheless unforgettable. Listening to them might actually be better than reading them...with [audio], the splendid writing can be fully appreciated. C.M. Hebert reads the challenging text with skill and understanding. -- Library Journal This crazy, gorgeous family novel is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth-century. -- Jonathan Franzen Told in a gush of extravagant language such as is not heard in the age of television...[Hebert gives] every word its proper attention and [shows] great sensitivity to the emotional content (usually high) of every line of dialogue. -- AudioFile


Simply as a portrait of an extraordinary family, the book probably has no equal. And what a family!...Although the larger-than-life domestic scenes may not always be pleasant to read, they are nevertheless unforgettable. Listening to them might actually be better than reading them...with [audio], the splendid writing can be fully appreciated. C.M. H bert reads the challenging text with skill and understanding. -- Library Journal Told in a gush of extravagant language such as is not heard in the age of television...[Hebert gives] every word its proper attention and [shows] great sensitivity to the emotional content (usually high) of every line of dialogue. -- AudioFile This crazy, gorgeous family novel is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth-century. -- Jonathan Franzen


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Christina Stead (1902-1983) born in Australia, was the author of over a dozen works of fiction and the recipient of the Patrick White Prize. C. M. Hebert is an Earphones Award winner and Audie Award nominee. She is the recording studio director for the Talking Books Program at the Library of Congress' National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, daughter, cat, and assorted fish.

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