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The Bear by Andrew Krivak audiobook

The Bear

By Andrew Krivak
Read by Eric Jason Martin

Highbridge Audio 9781942658702
4.01 Hours • Unabridged
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In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen. A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature's dominion.

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Summary

Finalist for the 2021 Chautauqua Prize

Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize

Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition

In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen.



A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature's dominion.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A beautiful, gripping, thought-provoking exploration of human rewilding and nature’s dominion.” —Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)
“A powerful allegory about the struggles and graces of life.” —America magazine
“A transcendent journey into a world where all living things―humans, animals, trees―coexist in magical balance, forever telling each other’s unique stories. This beautiful and elegant novel is a gem.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Author

Author Bio: Andrew Krivak

Author Bio: Andrew Krivak

Andrew Krivak is an award-winning writer whose books include Mule Boy; The Bear, a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read selection; and the freestanding novels of the Dardan Trilogy: The Sojourn, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize; The Signal Flame, a Chautauqua Prize finalist; and Like the Appearance of Horses, a Library Journal “Best Book of the Year” and Indie Next List for Reading Groups selection. He is a discussion facilitator with the Family Connections Center, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, and visiting lecturer on English at Harvard University. 

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 4.01
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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