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Baudolino

By: Umberto Eco
Narrated by: George Guidall
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As Constantinople is being pillaged and burned in April 1204, a young man, Baudolino, manages to save a historian and a high court official from certain death at the hands of crusading warriors. Born a simple peasant, Baudolino has two gifts: his ability to learn languages and to lie. A young man, he is adopted by a foreign commander who sends him to university in Paris. After he allies with a group of fearless and adventurous fellow students, they go in search of a vast kingdom to the East - a kingdom of strange creatures, eunuchs, unicorns and, of course, lovely maidens.

Fusing historical events with myths and fables, this is a lighthearted, splendid tale.

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This is THE ULTIMATE book! It ticks all the boxes a perfect book should include: adventure, humour, friendship, mystery, history and food for thought.
George Guidall is my most favourite narrator. He performs Kafka perfectly and Umberto Eco too! I really want there to be Foucault's Pendulum read by him!

I found an absolute gem!

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One of the best books I have come across lately. Amazing story and brilliantly narrated

Amazing

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Would you consider the audio edition of Baudolino to be better than the print version?

Never read the paper version.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Baudolino?

The psychological musings of the characters and the authenticity of their conversations, fitting the context of a time when much was imagined but very little known, to the common man. This book is great for getting one's imagination working. It is an epic.

A mythical portrait of an extraordinary time

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So true. So false. The fate of historical interest in the postmodern style and a search for you.

The further you go the better it gets

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It’s the story of a man’s amazing life. Baudolino is a sage, a con artist & liar. It’s a journey that is fantastical, obscure, hilarious, that morphs from historical fiction to what seems like full on science fiction. I thought it was read beautifully. Not for everyone, I must admit, but I enjoyed it immensely.

Brilliant & Bonkers

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initially facinating, but became tedious.
Unable to finish after 50% heard.
Umberto Eco can be a marvelous writer, but not this time.

not in the league of The Rose.

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I think it was cleverly written but struggled myself to follow the story at the beginning until Baudolino began his journey to find Prester John. I enjoyed hearing about the many fantastical creatures as well as references to historical characters.

Complicated and FANTASTICAL

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Eco's erudition is never anything less than phenomenal, here it is married to his own ineffable storytelling creating a fable that starts off as historical drama before transforming into a fantasy. One of his best works

Incredible

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Baudolino is hard to define, he's a trickster, a forger, a liar. And the book - historical fiction, grail quest, locked room murder mystery, philosophy, theology and elements of magical realism. You'd be forgiven for thinking that Umberto had been on the 'Green Honey' himself. I found myself repeatedly wondering 'where on earth is Eco going with this?' but the story resolves beautifully and for me it's his best work, better than Foucault's Pendulum, better than The Name of the Rose.

His Finest Work

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What a great story, and excellently read. If you're into history and like a good, long yarn, give it a whirl. There are also laugh out loud passages and deeply philosophical conversations.

Captivating

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