Robert Merle has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Malevil.
City of Wisdom and Blood
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Montpellier in 1566 - only fools walk the streets at night unarmed while a profession of faith in the wrong company can lead to a knife in the back. Not even this proud city of philosophers is safe from the menaces that endanger the peace of France. The city militia are struggling to contend with the lawlessness and religious hatred that threaten to tear the whole country in two. Now an adult, Pierre de Siorac must travel south on dangerous roads to the great university town, accompanied by his strapping but naive brother, Samson, and the crafty Miroul. Well armoured, with swords and pistols at their belts, the trio are confident of repelling any bandits who cross their path, but their new life away from the safety of their Perigord home will bring with it many new dangers and delights. Continuing the colourful story that began in The Brethren, City of Wisdom and Blood is the second book in the sweeping saga Fortunes of France. The Brethren is the first volume in the epic historical drama Fortunes of France - a lusty, exhilarating blend of adventure and romance set against the backdrop of a critical period in European history.
©1979 Robert Merle (P)2015 Audible, Ltd
The Brethren
Summary
The Perigord of 16th-century France is a wild region on the edge of the reaches of royal authority - its steep, forested valleys roamed by bands of brigands and gypsies, its communities divided by conflict between Catholics and converts to the new Protestant faith, the Huguenots. To this beautiful but dangerous country come two veterans of the French king's wars, Jean de Siorac and Jean de Sauveterre, The Brethren - as fiercely loyal to the crown as they are to their Huguenot religion. They make their home in the formidable chateau of Mespech, and the community they found prospers, but they are far from secure - religious civil war looms on the horizon, famine and plague stalk the land, and The Brethren must use all their wits to protect those they love from the chaos that threatens to sweep them away. The Brethren is the first volume in the epic historical drama Fortunes of France - a lusty, exhilarating blend of adventure and romance set against the backdrop of a critical period in European history. Robert Merle (1908-2004) was born in French Algeria, before moving to mainland France in 1918. Originally an English teacher, Merle served as an interpreter with British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War, and was captured by the German army at Dunkirk, the experience of which served as the basis for his Goncourt-prize-winning Weekend at Zuydocoote. He published the 13 volumes of his hugely popular Fortunes of France series over four decades, from 1977 to 2003, the final volume appearing just a year before his death of a heart attack in 2004.
©2014 Robert Merle (P)2014 Audible Studios
Der Tod ist mein Beruf
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Inspiriert vom Tagebuch des Lagerkommandanten von Auschwitz, Rudolf Höß, schrieb Robert Merle diesen ersten Holocaust-Roman aus Tätersicht, der ihn weltberühmt machte. Die einzigartige Psychostudie eines Massenmörders aus Gründlichkeit und Gehorsam erschüttert selbst nach über einem halben Jahrhundert nach ihrem Erscheinen noch in ihrer schonungslosen, banalen Logik. "Der Tod ist mein Beruf" ist ein bedrückendes Hörbuch, das dem Hörer einiges abverlangt. David Nathan hat diesen beeindruckenden Roman kongenial gelesen. In deiner Audible-Bibliothek findest du für dieses Hörerlebnis eine PDF-Datei mit zusätzlichem Material.
©1957 Aufbau Berlin (P)2018 Wolf - D. Fruck
Malevil
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Eine utopische Robinsonade: Im Schutze einer hohen Felswand gelegen, hat die mittelalterliche Burg Malevil die atomare Verwüstung der Erde überdauert. Ihre Bewohner haben für begrenzte Zeit noch Lebensmittel, etwas Vieh, Saatgut. Sie müssen sich der Bedrohung durch Plünderer und Söldnerbanden erwehren, und der Rückfall in eine durch Mangel bedingte Barbarei stellt ihr Überleben täglich aufs neue in Frage. Doch mit der dem Menschengeschlecht eigenen Unverdrossenheit und Energie wagen sie das Abenteuer eines neuen Anfangs.>> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung genießt du exklusiv nur bei Audible.
©2004 Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. Deutsche Übersetzung von Eduard Zak (P)2013 Audible Studios