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The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form Audiobook
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A recipient of the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize, Cormac McCarthy has established himself as the rare author whose every work is a cause for celebration. With this novel in dramatic form, McCarthy gives voice to existential dread and ultimate meaning. "Like the novelists he admires-Melville, Dostoyevsky, Faulkner-Cormac McCarthy has created an imaginative oeuvre greater and deeper than any single book. Such writers wrestle with the gods themselves."-Washington Post Book World
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"Wow. This is a powerfully dark tale of religious hope and existential despair. The last part of the story was extremely gripping, and I think it ended as it should have ...... No happily ever after here "
— Matt (5 out of 5 stars)
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“A brilliantly articulated piece, penned by a wildly acclaimed fiction writer. Nothing short of dazzling. So astonishingly effecting, so powerful, so stimulating!”
— Chicago Tribune
The Sunset Limited Listener Reviews
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" Although a compelling dialogue,it sometimes felt slightly animated and trite. An interesting play on terms though describing belief as seeing things either in black or white. "
— Adam, 6/28/2011 -
" Hate the message with a perfect hatred, but the fact that it got me that worked up should testify to its literary quality. "
— Steven, 6/10/2011 -
" Very good I enjoyed the witty banter back and forth btw the two characters. I felt very sad for Mr. Black and was moved by both characters. "
— Ayumi, 5/9/2011 -
" A must read for Christians everywhere... "
— Angel, 5/3/2011 -
" Kept waiting for an epiphany, or maybe just a point. "
— Laurie, 5/1/2011 -
" Listened to this one on my iPod, which was a nice way to follow the dialog between the two main characters that spend the entirety of this play sitting and talking in an apartment. Not my favorite McCarthy book, but a quick listen (or read) and worth the time. "
— Steve, 4/25/2011 -
" This was a very interesting book. It's clever and intriguing. It asks questions about why we're here and what is life all about and the responses are discussed amongst Black and White. Very different book for me to have read. "
— Samantha, 4/14/2011 -
" I am not the biggest McCarthy fan in the world, but did enjoy this play in which Black and White discuss God and life. "
— Brandon, 4/4/2011 -
" The dialogue pulls you in and keeps you there until the last word. Format was perfect as it all centered on the conversation. "
— Four, 3/29/2011
About Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023) was an award-winning American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. The Road won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. All the Pretty Horses won the National Book Award. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road, and No Country for Old Men—the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture.
About the Narrators
Tom Stechschulte (1948–2021) was an acclaimed narrator and winner of the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He had been a college athlete and business major when a friend dared him to audition for a play. He got the part and traded the locker room for the dressing room, eventually taking him to New York City and to recording audiobooks.
Austin Pendleton is an American film,
television, and stage actor, a playwright, and a theatre director and
instructor.
Ezra Knight has appeared in Law & Order and many national commercials, including those for Bank of America and Excedrin. He also has extensive stage experience, which earned him a Helen Hayes Award nomination for his role in Rita Dove’s The Darker Face of the Earth.