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Baudolino

By: Umberto Eco
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Summary

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.

©2000 RCS Libri S.p.A (P)2002 Recorded Books

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A mythical portrait of an extraordinary time

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

Never read the paper version.

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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.

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The further you go the better it gets

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

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Brilliant & Bonkers

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.

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not in the league of The Rose.

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

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