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Time's Arrow
- Author
- Martin Amis
- Narrator
- Justin Avoth
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 25 August 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Tod. T. Friendly is living his life backwards.
Doctor Friendly has just died, but after weeks of improving in the hospital, he is sent home to his affable, melting-pot, primary-colour existence in suburban America.
From the fresh-cut lawns of his retirement to the hustle of New York, and then the boat back to war-torn Europe, Friendly carries with him a secret. Trapped in his body from grave to cradle, Friendly’s consciousness can only watch as he struggles to make sense of the good doctor’s most ambitious project yet – the final solution.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
'Amis's most daring and ambitious novel' Daily Telegraph
© Martin Amis 1991 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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Details
- Author
- Martin Amis
- Narrator
- Justin Avoth
- Duration
- 5 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9781529995312
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction, Speculative fiction, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, The Holocaust
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Tod. T. Friendly is living his life backwards. Doctor Friendly has just died, but after weeks of improving in the hospital, he is sent home to his affable, melting-pot, primary-colour existence in suburban America.From the fresh-cut lawns of his retirement to the hustle of New York, and then the boat back to war-torn Europe, Friendly carries with him a secret. Trapped in his body from grave to cradle, Friendly’s consciousness can only watch as he struggles to make sense of the good doctor’s most ambitious project yet – the final solution.SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE'Amis's most daring and ambitious novel' Daily Telegraph© Martin Amis 1991 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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