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A Short Stay in Hell
- Author
- Steven L. Peck
- Narrator
- Sergei Burbank
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 21 May 2026
- Run Time
- 2 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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A man is cast by an unfamiliar God into a vast, incomprehensible Hell - a labrynth library of books containing the stories of every life ever lived.
His only way out is to find the single book that tells his own story. But along the seemingly infinite shelves lies every possible combination of letters. Trapped within this maze of meaninglessness, the absurdity of existence becomes impossible to ignore.
A life-changing, existential novella, Steven L. Peck's modern classic explores a subversive vision of eternity, taking the reader on a journey through the afterlife of a world where everything everyone believed in turns out to be wrong.
© Steven L. Peck 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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A Short Stay in Hell is a short stay in literary paradise
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Details
- Author
- Steven L. Peck
- Narrator
- Sergei Burbank
- Duration
- 2 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781807841348
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, The afterlife, reincarnation and past lives
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.A man is cast by an unfamiliar God into a vast, incomprehensible Hell - a labrynth library of books containing the stories of every life ever lived.His only way out is to find the single book that tells his own story. But along the seemingly infinite shelves lies every possible combination of letters. Trapped within this maze of meaninglessness, the absurdity of existence becomes impossible to ignore.A life-changing, existential novella, Steven L. Peck's modern classic explores a subversive vision of eternity, taking the reader on a journey through the afterlife of a world where everything everyone believed in turns out to be wrong.© Steven L. Peck 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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