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Transatlantic
- Author
- Julie Orringer
- Narrator
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Publish Date
- 6 April 2023
- Run Time
- 19 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save?
Varian Fry, a young American journalist, arrives in Marseille armed only with three thousand dollars and a list of writers, thinkers and artists he hopes to rescue - so long as the Nazis don't get to them first.
With borders closing around him, Varian tries to track down those on his list; renowned artists like Marc Chagall, who cannot believe that he will ever be unsafe in the country he loves. He smuggles them over the Pyrenees mountains and across the sea hidden in boats, but every day hundreds of ordinary Jewish refugees beg him for help. Does Varian have the right to choose who to save?
At home in New York, making a list seemed hard, but in the middle of humanity's darkest hour, Varian must do all he can to help. And as the Nazis begin to get word of Varian's secret operation, he must dig deep and find the courage to rescue as many innocents as he can.
Even though his own life may be in terrible danger.
An incredibly compelling and heart-wrenching historical novel, inspired by a powerful true story, about the extraordinary courage and friendships forged during humanity's darkest hour. If you loved Schindler's List, All the Light We Cannot See or The Tattooist of Auschwitz, you'll adore Transatlantic, previously published as The Flight Portfolio.
(P) 2019 Recorded Books
Critics Review
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Magnificent . . . Brilliantly conceived, impeccably crafted, and showcasing Orringer's extraordinary gifts, this is destined to become a classic
Publishers Weekly
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Varian Fry lit a small, bright lamp in a world of darkness, and in the deft hands of Julie Orringer - under the spell of her masterful prose, her feeling portraiture, her classic spy-thriller plotting, and her vivid re-creation of that beautiful and terrible world - I found the radiance of Fry's courage, flawed humanity and steadfast resistance shedding an inexhaustible light on our own ever-darkening time
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No book this year could possibly compare with The Flight Portfolio: ambitious, meticulous, big-hearted, gorgeous, historical, suspenseful, everything you want a novel to be
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 4.5
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5.0 5.0
I had watched Transatlantic first, then bought The Flight Portfolio book, and then listened to the audio book. I'm pleased with the books ending being different to the television series, there is more to hope for, starting out into the unknown. It was well read and written, it bought that time in our history to life, experiencing the story through the eyes of a young man saving lives in wartorn France,.
gina lipkin 2025-02-24 -
5.0 4.0
Thoughtful and moving evocation of an astonishing moment in European and American history.
PabloB 2023-05-01
Details
- Author
- Julie Orringer
- Narrator
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Duration
- 19 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9780349704050
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Genre
- Historical fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Soon to be a major Netflix series1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save?Varian Fry, a young American journalist, arrives in Marseille armed only with three thousand dollars and a list of writers, thinkers and artists he hopes to rescue - so long as the Nazis don't get to them first.With borders closing around him, Varian tries to track down those on his list; renowned artists like Marc Chagall, who cannot believe that he will ever be unsafe in the country he loves. He smuggles them over the Pyrenees mountains and across the sea hidden in boats, but every day hundreds of ordinary Jewish refugees beg him for help. Does Varian have the right to choose who to save?At home in New York, making a list seemed hard, but in the middle of humanity's darkest hour, Varian must do all he can to help. And as the Nazis begin to get word of Varian's secret operation, he must dig deep and find the courage to rescue as many innocents as he can.Even though his own life may be in terrible danger.An incredibly compelling and heart-wrenching historical novel, inspired by a powerful true story, about the extraordinary courage and friendships forged during humanity's darkest hour. If you loved Schindler's List, All the Light We Cannot See or The Tattooist of Auschwitz, you'll adore Transatlantic, previously published as The Flight Portfolio.(P) 2019 Recorded Books
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