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  • Riddley Walker

  • Penguin Modern Classics
  • By: Russell Hoban
  • Narrated by: Richard Pearce
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Riddley Walker

By: Russell Hoban
Narrated by: Richard Pearce
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O what we ben! And what we come to....

Wandering a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape, speaking a broken-down English lost after the end of civilisation, Riddley Walker sets out to find out what brought humanity here. This is his story.

©2021 Russell Hoban (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"This is what literature is meant to be." (Anthony Burgess)

"Funny, terrible, haunting and unsettling, this book is a masterpiece." (Observer)

"A timeless portrayal of the human condition...frightening and uncanny." (Will Self)

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