First Person Audiobook by Richard Flanagan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1032/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: First Person Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: David James Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense Publisher's Summary: In this blistering story of a ghostwriter haunted by his demonic subject, the Man Booker Prize winner turns to lies, crime and literature with devastating effect. Kif Kehlmann, a young penniless writer, is rung in the middle of the night by the notorious con man and corporate criminal, Siegfried Heidl. About to go to trial for defrauding the banks of $700 million, Heidl offers Kehlmann the job of ghostwriting his memoir. He has six weeks to write the book, for which he'll be paid $10,000. But as the writing gets underway, Kehlmann begins to fear that he is being corrupted by Heidl. As the deadline draws closer, he becomes ever more unsure if he is ghost writing a memoir or if Heidl is rewriting him - his life, his future. Everything that was certain grows uncertain as he begins to wonder: who is Siegfried Heidl - and who is Kif Kehlmann? As time runs out, one question looms above all others: what is the truth? By turns compelling, comic and chilling, this is a haunting journey into the heart of our age. Critic Reviews: "Flanagan's writing courses like a river...a vivid, voluptuous, exhilarating writer." (The Sunday Telegraph) "Quite simply, Flanagan is an outstanding writer." (Metro) Members Reviews: First person: An acute analysis of the age of the second rate A compelling dissection of the trap of narcissism, written with passion and deep insight into the craft of writing and its relationship with truth, celebrity and power. This novel mines character and personal responsibility with finely honed writing and though occasionally requiring perseverance, delivers a seam of darkly gleaming humour, studded with raw gems of observation on the human condition. The performance by audio is solidly delivered with just the right measure of authority and droll drawl to capture an Australian take on the industry of literature and the flaws of the contemporary personality. I think it is not for the listener who doesnt want to think about what they are hearing. It is a book that invites investigation of where the corpses are buried, drawing the listener in to the search, not for the sake of detective adventure (which it certainly provides) but because it reminds us, they are right here, underneath our commonplace endeavours. If you are interested in writing, in recent history, in the nature of the self, this is the book to listen too. To quote the cliches, I laughed out loud. I was moved to tears. It got into my dreams.