Ordeal by Hunger Free Audiobook Download by George R. Stewart
George R. Stewart was a prolific author and one of the most popular science fiction authors of all time. He died in 2002, leaving behind a legacy of 22 novels and more than 200 short stories and articles that have been translated into more than 30 languages. In 2000, he wrote a novella called "Ordeal by Hunger," which has been adapted into an audiobook by Jeff Riggenbach and is available for download on Audible.
George R. Stewart's novel, "Ordeal by Hunger," was written in 1954; it was first published in 1959. In the book, his protagonist, Sidney Carton, travels around France to find a master forger to help him commit a crime of false identity that he plans to commit on behalf of the unfortunate Guiteau who killed U.S. President James Garfield and got sentenced to death for it; he would be executed much later than that, after first being imprisoned for life at the request of Guiteau's lawyer. The story is told in a first person narrative format (as with every George R. Stewart novel) and is narrated by Sidney Carton himself as an account of his experiences while traveling around France learning various aspects
In his novel, Ordeal by Hunger, George R. Stewart tells the tale of a man in medieval England who is sentenced to have nothing to eat but bread and water for one year.
George R. Stewart's classic science fiction novel "Ordeal by Hunger" is the story of a man who becomes stranded on a desolate planet and must survive there, building an entirely new society.
George R. Stewart is the author of some of the most beloved science fiction and fantasy books ever written, such as Earth Abides, Pastwatch: The Redemption Of Christopher Columbus, and A Canticle For Liebowitz. Nevertheless, he is not an author that is well known in the United States. In 1961, he published Ordeal by Hunger - a novella set in a future world where food production has become an industry and people struggle to survive without it.
The classic science fiction novel by George R. Stewart is now available on audiobook download. The tale begins when the protagonist, who has a job as a surveyor working for a railroad, is told he can no longer do that due to a new law that requires all workers to be paid at least 30 dollars a day and thus he must find something else to do. He does and it becomes an ordeal by hunger.
Published Date | 2007-01-01 |
Duration | 12 hours 12 minutes |
Author | George R. Stewart |
Narrated | Jeff Riggenbach |
Reviews | |
Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | History |
Parent Category | North America |