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City of Lions
By Jozef Wittlin, Philippe SandsNarrated by Philippe Sands, Andrey Kurkov, Juliet StevensonLength4h 1m
About this audiobook
Lviv, Lwów, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.
City of Lions presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city.
Józef Wittlin's sensual and lyrical paean to his Lwów, written in exile, is a deep cry of love and pain for his city, where most people he knew have fled or been killed.
Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.
With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar,
City of Lions is a powerful and melancholy evocation of central Europe in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today's troubled continent.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length4 hrs 1 min
Narrated byPhilippe Sands, Andrey Kurkov, Juliet Stevenson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateNov 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
12My Lviv - Chapter 1
2Photo Note
13My Lviv - Chapter 2
3Preface
14My Lviv - Chapter 3
4My Lwow
15My Lviv - Chapter 4
5My Lwow - Chapter 1
16My Lviv - Chapter 5
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6My Lwow - Chapter 2
17My Lviv - Chapter 6
7My Lwow - Chapter 3
18My Lviv - Chapter 7
8My Lwow - Chapter 4
19My Lviv - Chapter 8
9My Lwow - Chapter 5
20My Lviv - Chapter 9
10My Lwow - Chapter 6
21Closing Credits
11My Lviv
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