Jurek Becker has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 5 narrators. The most-rated is Amanda herzlos.
Jacob the Liar
Summary
One of the most remarkable novels of the Holocaust ever written, Jakob the Liar is a tale of everyday heroism and the extraordinary power of illusion. Set in an unnamed German-occupied ghetto, the story centers on an unlikely hero, Jakob Heym, who accidentally overhears news of vital importance: The Russians are advancing on a city 300 miles away. As Jakob's tidings rekindle hope and the promise of liberation, he feels compelled to elaborate. Forming a protective bond with a young orphan girl, Jakob becomes caught in his own web of optimistic lies. Awarded Germany's prestigious Heinrich Mann Prize for fiction and in a new translation by Leila Vennewitz, Jakob the Liar is a masterpiece of Kafkaesque comedy which unfolds with the impact of a timeless folk legend.
©2012 Aufbau Verlag. Translation copyright 2012 by Jurek Becker and Leila Vennewitz (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
The Wall
Summary
Jurek Becker was one of the giants of postwar German literature. The novel for which he is best-known, Jacob the Liar, won wide acclaim, was awarded the Heinrich-Mann and Charles Veillon Prizes, and was made into two movies. It has been called a novel about the martyrdom of Europe’s Jews that has never been surpassed” (Times Literary Supplement). The Wall is a new, brief collection of stories by Becker that have either never been translated into English or been published here in audiobook form before. The title story, "The Wall," recounts two boys’ risky adventure when they scale the wall of a transit camp to visit the ghetto their families have recently vacated. In "The Most Popular Family Story," a favorite anecdote recounted year after year at the gatherings of an extended Jewish family subtly marks the absences left by the Holocaust. Also included are two stories of Communist East Germany and the wall that divided Berlin, "The Suspect" and "Romeo", as well as a short essay on the Lodz ghetto, "The Invisible City". Christine Becker has provided an introduction to the collection. “The Wall” copyright 1980 by Suhrkamp Verlag; English-language translation copyright 1982, 2014 by Jurek Becker and Leila Vennewitz; “The Sick Princess" from Jacob the Liar, first published at Aufbau Verlag 1969, copyright 1976 by Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main; English-language translation copyright 1990, 2014 by Jurek Becker and Leila Vennewitz; “The Most Popular Family Story,” “The Suspect,” and “Romeo” copyright by 1980 by Suhrkamp Verlag; English-language translation copyright 2014 by Christine Becker; "The Invisible City" copyright 1996 by Suhrkamp Verlag; English-language translation copyright 2010, 2014 by Christine Becker; Introduction copyright 2014 by Christine Becker.
©2014 Suhrkamp Verlag (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Amanda herzlos
Summary
In seinem letzten Roman porträtiert Jurek Becker eine junge Frau aus der Sicht der drei Männer, die das Leben mit ihr teilten. Amandas erster Mann, der linientreue Ostberliner Reporter Ludwig, schreibt über sie einen Brief an seinen Scheidungsanwalt. Ihr jahrelanger Lebensgefährte Fritz versucht, die gemeinsame Zeit in einer Novelle zu verarbeiten. Und der westdeutsche Korrespondent Stanislaus schüttet seinem Tagebuch das Herz aus. So setzt sich Stück für Stück ein faszinierendes, wenngleich nicht immer schmeichelhaftes, Bild der jungen Frau und des Lebens in den letzten Jahren der DDR zusammen.
©1994 Suhrkamp (P)2015 DAV