Audiobooks Narrated by Kevin Pariseau

John Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction....

Mr. Vertigo is a bravura celebration of a raucous age, an ambitious and enduringly brilliant tale of trial and triumph....

Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability....

Considered by critics to be Barth's most distinguished novel, The Sot-Weed Factor has acquired the status of a modern classic....

The Floating Opera and The End of the Road are John Barth's first two novels. Both concern strange, consuming love triangles and the destructive effect of an overactive intellect on human emotions....

Miss Lonelyhearts is Nathanael West's second novel. It is an Expressionist black comedy set in New York City during the Great Depression....

The late Nobel laureate's final novel, a radical retelling of the Old Testament....

The massive disorder and economic ruin following the Second World War inevitably predetermined the scope and intensity of the Cold War....

This is a sensitive exploration of the joys and pleasures of physical consummation....

Stories from - and about - a nation divided. At The Washington Post, the Civil War has held an enduring fascination for both readers and writers.