-
Share on
-
-
-
The Blind Assassin audiobook
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrator: Margot Dionne
- Category: Fiction, General, Science Fiction
- Length: 18 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2000
- Language: English
-
Listen at up to 4.5x speed
Good for any title to download and keep -
Fall asleep to your favorite books
Set a sleep timer while you listen -
Unlimited listening to our Classics.
Listen to thousands of classics for no extra cost. Ever
The Blind Assassin Audiobook Summary
Margaret Atwood takes the art of storytelling to new heights in a dazzling new novel that unfolds layer by astonishing layer and concludes in a brilliant and wonderfully satisfying twist.
For the past twenty-five years, Margaret Atwood has written works of striking originality and imagination. In The Blind Assassin, she stretches the limits of her accomplishments as never before, creating a novel that is entertaining and profoundly serious.
The novel opens with these simple, resonant words: “Ten days after the war ended, my sister drove a car off the bridge.” They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister Laura’s death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura’s story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a- novel. Entitled The Blind Assassin, it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her husband, a distinguished industrialist.
Told in a style that magnificently captures the colloquialisms and clichés of the 1930s and 1940s, The Blind Assassin is a richly layered and uniquely rewarding experience. The novel has many threads and a series of events that follow one another at a breathtaking pace. As everything comes together, readers will discover that the story Atwood is telling is not only what it seems to be–but, in fact, much more.
The Blind Assassin proves once again that Atwood is one of the most talented, daring, and exciting writers of our time. Like The Handmaid’s Tale, it is destined to become a classic.
Other Top Audiobooks
The Blind Assassin Audiobook Narrator
Margot Dionne is the narrator of The Blind Assassin audiobook that was written by Margaret Atwood
About the Author(s) of The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood is the author of The Blind Assassin
More From the Same
- Author : Margaret Atwood
- The Heart Goes Last
- Dearly
- MaddAddam
- Stone Mattress
- Cat’s Eye
The Blind Assassin Full Details
| Narrator | Margot Dionne |
| Length | 18 hours 18 minutes |
| Author | Margaret Atwood |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | April 28, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780553752922 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Blind Assassin is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: gifts for graduates, gifts for mom, gifts for friends, book club books recommendations 2022, science fiction and fantasy, historical romance, romance books, hugo, death, sci-fi, suspense, detective, romance, books, drama, tech, canadian, classic, murder, women, handmaids, list, fiction, love, winning, saga, margaret, atwood, novel, story, family, sisters, the, grace, literature, about, tale, in, man, prize, feminism, science, alias, female, by, award, gardening, older, men, gifts, garden, gift, for, assassin, blind, margret atwood books, Fiction, Science Fiction, General, Fiction, Historical, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, General The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General, Science Fiction
Additional info
The publisher of the The Blind Assassin is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780553752922.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Most Popular Audiobooks
See book recommendations from experts
Frequently asked questions
Listening to audiobooks not only easy, it is also very convenient. You can listen to audiobooks on almost every device. From your laptop to your smart phone or even a smart speaker like Apple HomePod or even Alexa. Here’s how you can get started listening to audiobooks.
- 1. Download your favorite audiobook app such as Speechify.
- 2. Sign up for an account.
- 3. Browse the library for the best audiobooks and select the first one for free
- 4. Download the audiobook file to your device
- 5. Open the Speechify audiobook app and select the audiobook you want to listen to.
- 6. Adjust the playback speed and other settings to your preference.
- 7. Press play and enjoy!
While you can listen to the bestsellers on almost any device, and preferences may vary, generally smart phones are offer the most convenience factor. You could be working out, grocery shopping, or even watching your dog in the dog park on a Saturday morning.
However, most audiobook apps work across multiple devices so you can pick up that riveting new Stephen King book you started at the dog park, back on your laptop when you get back home.
Speechify is one of the best apps for audiobooks. The pricing structure is the most competitive in the market and the app is easy to use. It features the best sellers and award winning authors. Listen to your favorite books or discover new ones and listen to real voice actors read to you. Getting started is easy, the first book is free.
Research showcasing the brain health benefits of reading on a regular basis is wide-ranging and undeniable. However, research comparing the benefits of reading vs listening is much more sparse. According to professor of psychology and author Dr. Kristen Willeumier, though, there is good reason to believe that the reading experience provided by audiobooks offers many of the same brain benefits as reading a physical book.
Audiobooks are recordings of books that are read aloud by a professional voice actor. The recordings are typically available for purchase and download in digital formats such as MP3, WMA, or AAC. They can also be streamed from online services like Speechify, Audible, AppleBooks, or Spotify.
You simply download the app onto your smart phone, create your account, and in Speechify, you can choose your first book, from our vast library of best-sellers and classics, to read for free.
Audiobooks, like real books can add up over time. Here’s where you can listen to audiobooks for free. Speechify let’s you read your first best seller for free. Apart from that, we have a vast selection of free audiobooks that you can enjoy. Get the same rich experience no matter if the book was free or not.
It depends. Yes, there are free audiobooks and paid audiobooks. Speechify offers a blend of both!
It varies. The easiest way depends on a few things. The app and service you use, which device, and platform. Speechify is the easiest way to listen to audiobooks. Downloading the app is quick. It is not a large app and does not eat up space on your iPhone or Android device.
Listening to audiobooks on your smart phone, with Speechify, is the easiest way to listen to audiobooks.
