Pulitzer Fiction Audio Books on Tape and CD

Ironweed
Author: William Kennedy, Reader: Jason Robards

Loved as a film starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, this reading of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is absolutely remarkable. It captures completely the spirit of Francis Phelan's Albany. "Tender, compassionate."—Booklist

Abridged, 2 cassettes, Fiction-Modern, M20138, 9780886901301, Now $15.95 $7.95
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The Killer Angels
Author: Michael Shaara, Reader: George Hearn

In a brilliant performance of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Civil War, the experience of the Battle of Gettysburg is brought to life. Told from the viewpoints of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, and others present during three of the bloodiest and bravest days in America's history. "Hallelujah! The quintessential audiobook has arrived – Killer Angels."—The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Unabridged, 9 cassettes, Fiction-Modern, Historical, M91058, 9781572700581, Now $39.95 $23.95
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The Maytrees
Author: Annie Dillard, Reader: David Rasche

Lou and Toby Maytrees' comfortable Cape Cod marriage breaks when Toby leaves for another woman. But the connection they have found together remains over the years. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Living. A New York Times Notable book. "Rasche's reading of [this] lovely new novel is the epitome of serene... like floating on ocean swells as the surf roars in the distance."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 5 CDs, Fiction-Modern, Literary, M4H546, 9780061285462, $29.95
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A Mercy
Author/Reader: Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison

The horror of slavery colors everyone involved in this tale of early America. Jacob receives young Florens as partial payment for a bad debt. But that's just the beginning of this disturbing story of a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and of a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment. Winner of a Listen Up award from Publishers Weekly. By the Nobel laureate. "[She] holds the listener completely in thrall through her narrative, her characters, her language, and her own fine reading."—Publishers Weekly
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Unabridged, 5 CDs, Fiction-Modern, Historical, M7R254, 9780739332542, $29.95
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Olive Kitteridge
A Novel in Stories
Author: Elizabeth Strout, Reader: Sandra Burr

A retired teacher deplores the changes in her little Maine town and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her. In these 13 tales, as the townspeople grapple with their problems, she reaches a deeper understanding of herself and her life. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. "Burr's smoky voice, cast with a Maine accent, is perfect for portraying no-nonsense Olive Kitteridge. Burr's range is also large enough to characterize the men, children, and more soft-spoken women."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 9 CDs, Fiction-Modern, Literary, M9N003, 9781423350033, $36.95
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