Lincoln in the bardo [sound recording]
Saunders, George, 1958-2017
Audiobooks
Total copies: 1
The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul.
Main title:
Lincoln in the bardo [sound recording] / George Saunders.
Author:
Saunders, George, 1958-, author
Work:
Imprint:
Melbourne : Bolinda Audio, 2017.
Collation:
6 CDs (7 hr., 27 min.) : digital, stereo
Performers:
Narrated by a full cast.
ISBN:
9781489410689 (CDs)
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3569.A7897
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
337666