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Into the Beautiful North: A Novel Audiobook, by Luís Alberto Urrea Play Audiobook Sample

Into the Beautiful North: A Novel Audiobook

Into the Beautiful North: A Novel Audiobook, by Luís Alberto Urrea Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Susan Ericksen Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781478976622

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

37

Longest Chapter Length:

49:25 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

03:55 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

18:40 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

7

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Publisher Description

This powerful novel from a bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author tells the story of a young woman's journey—both emotionally and physically—as she travels north to America.

Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village -- they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men -- her own "Siete Magnv?ficos" -- to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over.

Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun, Into the Beautiful North is the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of the fence.

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"[Into the Beautiful North] is deliciously composed…[Urrea writes] in a sweet but serious style…You find it in the dialogue…You find it in the description of the countryside…the plot gathers as much strength as the prose…”

— Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune

Quotes

  • “Magical.”

    — Vanity Fair
  • “Awash in a subtle kind of satire…A funny and poignant impossible journey…Into the Beautiful North is a refreshing antidote to all the negativity currently surrounding Mexico.”

    — Roberto Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News

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About Luís Alberto Urrea

Luís Alberto Urrea is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction, including The Devil’s Highway, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and The House of Broken Angels, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, among many other honors, including the Lannan Literary Award, Edgar Award, Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, American Book Award, Christopher Award, and more.

About Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. She has been awarded numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actor and director, she has worked in theaters throughout the country.