Hotel Honolulu

Paul Theroux

сент. 2008 г. · Recorded Books · Читает George Guidall

Об аудиокниге

Critically acclaimed author Paul Theroux weaves a multilayered tale charged with humor, lust, and tragedy. Looking to get away, a man suffering from writer's block winds up at the run-down Hotel Honolulu, where he becomes the new manager. Intrigued by the human drama developing all around him, he hopes to rekindle his writing passion.

Об авторе

George Guidall is one of the most prolific narrators of audiobooks in the world. He has recorded nearly 650 unabridged novels, everything from "Crime and Punishment" and "The Iliad" to "Snow Falling on Cedars." He began his career as an actor, appearing on Broadway and touring Europe with Helen Hayes in the "Glass Menagerie," " Miracle Worker" and "The Skin of Our Teeth." He received an Obie Award for Best Performance Off-Broadway, and has continued his performances in theater for over 40 years. Guidall has also appeared on television, with roles on the soap "One Life to Live" and "Law and Order," and in movies such as "Malcolm X" and "Tales from the Darkside." His first job reading audiobooks was for the Library of Congress' American Foundation for the Blinds' Talking Books. Since then he has won the most prestigious Audiobook Award, the Audie Award, for Best Unabridged Narration of a novel for his recording of John Irving's "A Widow for One Year." He won the Audie again in 2000 for Wally Lamb's "I Know This Much is True."