A Whole Life, Robert Seethaler
A Whole Life, Robert Seethaler
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A Whole Life

Author: Robert Seethaler, Charlotte Collins

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2016


Synopsis

An international bestseller that recalls the quiet power of John Williams's Stoner and Marilynne Robinson's Lila

Andreas Egger knows every path and peak of his mountain valley, the source of his sustenance, his livelihood--his home.

Set in the mid-twentieth century and told with beauty and tenderness, Robert Seethaler's A Whole Life is a story of man's relationship with an ancient landscape, of the value of solitude, of the arrival of the modern world, and above all, of the moments, great and small, that make us who we are.

About The Author

Robert Seethaler was born in Vienna in 1966 and is the author of four previous novels. A Whole Life is a top ten-bestseller in Germany, where it has brought him huge acclaim.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ilse

A touch of Alpenglow “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The Austrian author Robert Seethaler gingerly depicts the austere life of a man, Andreas Eg......more

Goodreads review by Candi

What constitutes a “whole life”? Does it mean loads of success, rare failures and tremendous happiness? If that’s the case, then I’d venture to say few of us could say we’ve lived a “whole life”. However, if it means having some very special moments in time, even ones that seem pretty insignificant......more

- رواية بسيطة عن انسان بسيط يتيم يصل لإحدى القرى الألبية، حيث يعيش ويعمل من دون كلل، من دون كلام. يمضي معظم عمره فيها متنقلاً من عمل لآخر عبر احداث صغيرة تخلو من الدهشة كما اعتدنا، حتى الأحداث التي ترآى انها ستكون مفصلية مرّت مرور الكرام! - شخصية "اندرياس إيجر" شخصية متواضعة وبسيطة (هو ليس بطل والعال......more

نصٌ آسر، وناعم، تنزلق على سطحهِ بسرعةٍ يمكن أن تخيفك أحيانًا. تشعر بأنه يقبض هشاشة الحياة بيدين حريريّتين، يجعل القصة تسيلُ ببساطة ويخيفك هذا التلاشي البطيء لحكايةٍ مثل هذه، لحياةٍ كاملة.......more