Length4h 7m
About this audiobook
Mortal Coils is a collection of five pieces, which were written by Aldous Huxley in the 1920s. The first one, "The Giaconda Smile," is a short murder story. "Permutations among the Nightingales" is a play concerning amorous problems had by patrons of a certain establishment. "The Tillotson Banquet" tells of an old artist who was thought to be dead. "Green Tunnels" is about the boredom of a young girl on holiday with her family. "Nuns at Luncheon" is a story being told of a nun falling in love. The story mocks the writer's process, a concept Huxley used in his "Crome Yellow." Each story is read by the talented narrator, Simon Vance.
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Rating★★★★ 3.6 (699)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Historical Fiction
Length4 hrs 7 mins
Narrated bySimon Vance
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 1, 2011
LanguageEnglish
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