Add Item to wish list Add Item to wish list

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Unabridged — 35 hours, 53 minutes

Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More

Formats

Not eligible for purchase using B&N Audiobooks Subscription credits

In stock

This item is currently out of stock online.

Not Eligible for Free Shipping

Select a store to view item availability.

Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library

NOOK App

Download NOOK app

NOOK Devices

NOOK eReaders

NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus

NOOK Tablets

NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet
NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1"
NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]

Free NOOK Reading Apps

NOOK for iOS
NOOK for Android

BN.com website

Go to your Digital Library in My Account

Limit 1 per customer

Overview

While Europe drifts toward Nazism, four students share an apartment on the Rue de Fleurus. Thackara's epic novel brilliantly forges the stories of these four men whose lives mirror the large picture of events around the world.

The title alludes to God's prophetic warning to Samuel about the rise of man-made kings. James Thackara, as John Walsh wrote in the New Yorker, “watches Hitler's rise from a dozen different perspectives: at Nuremberg rallies, as reported in dinner-table gossip, in clos...