The Sibyl Lib/E

Review The Sibyl offers an opportunity to hear the work of a Nobel Prize-winning author whose work is not particularly well known in English...The recording uses its three narrators to good effect.-- "AudioFile""A remarkable book...a disturbing and fearful fable about human and divine love, and about the glories and disasters of both."-- "ChicagoTribune""A work of manifold meanings and unmistakable profundity, one that can neither be easily understood nor easily forgotten."-- "New Leader"A parable on divine love. It is as beautiful and easy to read as it is short...The writing is intense, simple, realistic, and poetic.-- "Kirkus Reviews"An extraordinarily absorbing story [with] a protagonist of great warmth, charm and power...for those whose faith in the novel as a living art form needs quickening...The Sibyl is unreservedly recommended.-- "Commonweal"Par Lagerkvist has written another mythic tale somewhat after the pattern and dimension of Barabbas, but one in which spare narrative style rises to a heightened, surging lyricism.-- "Saturday Review" Product Description In this powerful, poetic, and moving parable, the Wandering Jew of medieval Christian legend journeys to Delphi to consult the famed oracle of the pagans. He is turned away, but not before learning that one of the most adept of the old priestesses, or sibyls, lives in disgrace in the mountains above the temple. In her rude goat-hut he seeks the meaning of his disastrous brush with the son of God. She reveals that she, too, has been touched by the son of a god--a very different son, not quite human, born of her own body. He dwells with her as a constant reminder of the betrayal of her mystical and erotic union with the divine: her punishment, and perhaps, her redemption. About the Author Pär Lagerkvist (1891-1974), the author of some thirty-five books, was celebrated in his time for his versatility as a poet, dramatist, essayist, and novelist. He was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1940 and in 1951 was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.John Baker is the founder of Celebrate Recovery(R), a program of Saddleback Church, now being used in 12,000 organizations nationwide. A nationally known speaker, trainer, he has authored and coauthored several books and study guides about personal development and recovery.Lorna Raver, named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of the Year, has received numerous Audie nominations and AudioFile Earphones Awards. An experienced stage actress, she has also guest-starred on many top television series and starred in director Sam Raimi's film Drag Me to Hell. Among her many Blackstone titles are The Age of Innocence, Up from Orchard Street, The Lodger, Selected Readings from the Portable Dorothy Parker, and Diamond Ruby.Kristoffer Tabori made his screen debut when he was six years old and appeared on Broadway for the first time at age sixteen. He has garnered numerous honors for his stage, screen, television, and radio acting and directing, including an Emmy and three Earphones Awards. His first solo narration won the 1993 Audie Award for best audiobook of the year.Yuri Rasovsky (1944-2012) was the leading writer, producer, and director of audio drama in the United States. Also a distinguished actor, narrator, and critic, his numerous honors include two Peabody Awards, eight Audie Awards, and a Grammy. From AudioFile THE SIBYL offers an opportunity to hear the work of a Nobel Prize-winning author (1951) whose work is not particularly well known in English. An old woman who lives in the mountains near Delphi is visited by the legendary Wandering Jew, who was cursed with immortality for refusing to let Jesus rest on his way to being crucified. The recording uses its three narrators to good effect, with the majority of the narration given over to the woman's own rambling tale. While all three narrators handle their roles well, the tale is tiresome, the narration unable to transcend the material. D