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    The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories
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    The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories

    Written by Simon Van Booy

    Narrated by Various

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    About this audiobook

    An exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy.

    Over the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people's stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into the innermost lives of everyday people. From a family saved from ruin by a mysterious benefactor, to a downtrodden boxer who shows unexpected kindness to a mugger, these masterfully written tales reveal not only the precarious balance maintained between grief and happiness in our lives, but also how the echoes of personal tragedy can shape us for the better.

    Audiobook Table of Contents:

    • A Sacrifice, read by Alana Kerr Collins
    • The Green Blanket, read by James Fouhey
    • Playing with Dolls, read by Simon van Booy
    • The Pigeon, read by Giordan Diaz
    • The Hitchhiker, read by Alana Kerr Collins
    • Not Dying, read by Darren Burrows
    • The Saddest Case of True Love, read by Simon van Booy
    • The Doorman, read by James Fouhey
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 2, 2018
    ISBN9780525641124
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    The Sadness of Beautiful Things: Stories
    Author

    Simon Van Booy

    Simon Van Booy is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including The Secret Lives of People in Love and Love Begins in Winter, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He is the editor of three philosophy books and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

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