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I Thought My Father Was God

And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project

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I Thought My Father Was God

By: Edited by Paul Auster
Narrated by: Paul Auster
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 When Paul Auster was asked to join NPR's Weekend All Things Considered program to tell stories, he turned the proposition on its head: he would let the stories come to him. He invited listeners to submit brief, true-life anecdotes about events that touched their lives.

And so the National Story Project was born. Just over a year old, it's one of NPR's most popular features. The response has been so overwhelming, with more than 4,000 stories submitted so far, that Auster decided to cull the top works and make them available in a book, and now this audio. His selections, hilarious blunders, wrenching coincidences, brushes with death, miraculous encounters, improbable ironies, come from people of all ages and walks of life.

This one-of-a-kind collection is a testament to the power of storytelling that offers a glimpse into the American soul. By turns poignant, nostalgic, funny, and strange, it is an audiobook to be treasured and shared for years to come.

©2001 Paul Auster (P)2001 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Biographies & Memoirs Customs & Traditions Essays Nonfiction Funny Witty

Critic Reviews

"His smoky baritone voice giving constancy to the wide-ranging tales, Auster paces his reading to let the stories surprise and move us.... Improbable, hilarious, miraculous: these stories are the stuff of life." (AudioFile)

"A moving collection of stories that realizes the audio format's best possibilities." (Publishers Weekly)

"A powerful book, one in which strangers share with you their darkest secrets, their happiest memories, their fears, their regrets. To read these essays is to look into hearts, to see life from other viewpoints, to live vicariously." (The Boston Globe)

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delicious listening

How magnificent, Paul's top choices of beautiful stories from the real world read by Paul. An absolute delight 😊

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