Revolutionary Road
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Narrated by:
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Mark Bramhall
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Written by:
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Richard Yates
About this listen
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Frank and April Wheeler are a bright, beautiful, talented couple in the 1950s whose perfect suburban life is about to crumble in this "moving and absorbing story” (The Atlantic Monthly) from one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century.
"The Great Gatsby of my time...one of the best books by a member of my generation." —Kurt Vonnegut, acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse-Five
Perhaps Frank and April Wheeler married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank's job is dull. And April never saw herself as a housewife. Yet they have always lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. But now that certainty is about to unravel. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.
In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.
What the critics say
“A powerful treatment of a characteristically American theme, which might be labeled ‘trapped.' ... A highly impressive performance. It is written with perception, force and awareness of complexity and ambiguity, and it tells a moving and absorbing story.” —The Atlantic Monthly
"The Great Gatsby of my time ... one of the best books by a member of my generation." —Kurt Vonnegut, acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse-Five
"Beautifully crafted ... a remarkable and deeply troubling book." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
What listeners say about Revolutionary Road
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- DERF9
- 2023-05-23
Held my attention from the first chapter
The narrator is fantastic and so easy to listen to. The detail and description and character development are amazing. What a wonderful writer he was! I wish there were more of his books narrated by Mark Bramhall. I highly recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-19
Both funny and heartbreaking
Great book! Mark Bramhall is a fantastic narrator, I felt fully immersed in the characters lives from start to finish. #Audible1
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- Blaine Arnot
- 2021-06-10
Must Listen
Second time through perhaps a year apart from the first listen. Marking it for a yearly listen. It’s the degree of subtle description that blows my mind.
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