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Man Walks Into a Room by Nicole Krauss audiobook

Man Walks Into a Room

By Nicole Krauss
Read by Richard Poe and Celeste Ciulla

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8.88 Hours • Unabridged
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Nicole Krauss' Great House was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Man Walks Into a Room follows Samson Greene, who, during the removal of a brain tumor, loses his adult memories. Feeling lost as an outsider in his own life, Samson agrees to participate in a scientific experiment in which memories are grafted from one brain to another. ". a wonderful debut, full of shimmering sentences and real emotion, that raises provocative questions."-Library Journal

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A 2002 Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize for First Fiction Finalist

Nicole Krauss' Great House was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Man Walks Into a Room follows Samson Greene, who, during the removal of a brain tumor, loses his adult memories. Feeling lost as an outsider in his own life, Samson agrees to participate in a scientific experiment in which memories are grafted from one brain to another. ". a wonderful debut, full of shimmering sentences and real emotion, that raises provocative questions."-Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Great nuance and sophisticated prose that seduces you with its cadences…You’ll savor the [end]—and be hungry for future work from this talented author.” —Washington Post Book World
“Mysterious and compelling…Krauss brings to her work a poet’s gift for seizing upon small but potent details…A novel that…is hard to forget.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A deft comedy of unfamiliarity…A lucid consideration of the metaphysics of mind-shuffling…Krauss celebrates the anything-but-simple art of human connection.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“A meditative debut novel about the pleasures and dangers of forgetting…A chilling addition to the annals of amnesia lit.” —Village Voice
“A deeply philosophical novel, one that strikes upon the nagging paradoxes of modern life…With the character of Samson Greene, Nicole Krauss puts a human face on these concerns, and—in prose that shimmers with intelligence—tells us his potent and memorable story.” —Sun-Sentinel
“A provocative first novel…Beautifully written, intellectually engaging…Krauss has a remarkable feel for what is ultimately unfathomable.” —Chicago Tribune
“Memory and the ramifications of losing it are explored with all the precision of a CAT scan…Charges bravely into a tangle of difficult questions.” —San Diego Union-Tribune
“Unique…Intriguing…It is impossible to read this book without wondering what you would do in the same situation; that reason alone is enough to pick it up.” —Denver Post
“Ambitious, cohesive, intelligent, precise, and accomplished…Remarkably fresh…Everything in this novel works.” —Raleigh News and Observer
“An incisive novel of self-invention.” —Details

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Author Bio: Nicole Krauss

Author Bio: Nicole Krauss

Nicole Krauss has been hailed by the New York Times as “one of America’s most important novelists.” She is the author of the international bestseller Great House, a finalist for the National Book Award, The History of Love, and Man Walks into a Room, among others.

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Runtime: 8.88
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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