Book description
First published in Argentina and co-translated by the wunderkind author herself, this debut novel is for readers of Catherine Lacey's Biography of X meets Joshua Cohen's The Netanyahus. Berlin Atomized begins in Buenos Aires of the early 2000s with the self-baptisms of Nina Goldstein. She bathes too frequently, washing with fervor and repeating: I am not asleep. She grows up amid the partying and undeserved siestas, the paper mach revolutions of youth, while her eldest brother Jerem as is drawn into the city's powder keg music scene, and the middle sibling, Mateo, learns of his terminal illness and prepares to join the Israeli Defense Force. Though their country faces the worst economic crisis in its history, the Goldsteins are being reared in a newly developed gated community that displaces working class families from their suburban town. Each sibling rehearses their escape from the capitalist Eden of their birth, unaware that the gated community will soon be underwater, the family scattered all over the earth. The second half of the novel takes place between 2018-2035, invoking and imagining possible futures for this existence in migration. Jerem as lives in Paris until an unspoken war destroys the city in a terrorist attack, and Nina, after tracing their brother Mateo's last steps to his death in Tel Aviv, ends up in Berlin, where the European Union is found in the shambles of its own history. From Punta del Este to Paris, Berlin to Jerusalem, Brussels to Tokyo, the novel progresses into a dire near future of constant flight and fire as the siblings search for one another. Defiant and dexterous, percussive and percolating with violent light, Berlin Atomized is Julia Kornberg's Napalm-ic debut--a tale about the end of the world, as told by the clear-eyed youth to which that world had been promised.Synopsis"Berlin Atomized is the world bridged, coupled, and made fast--by the latest lost generation and by Julia Kornberg's border-and-genre-crossing talent, as restless as a flame." --Joshua Cohen, author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Jewish Book Award winning The Netanyahus A kinetic, globetrotting novel following three siblings--Jewish and downwardly mobile--from 2001 to 2034, as they come of age against the major crises of the 21st century. Berlin Atomized begins in Buenos Aires of the early 2000s with the self-baptisms of Nina Goldstein. She bathes too frequently, washing with fervor and repeating: "I am not asleep." She grows up partying and taking undeserved siestas, while her eldest brother Jerem as is drawn into the city's powder keg music scene, and the middle sibling, Mateo, learns of his terminal illness and prepares to join the IDF. Though Argentina faces the worst economic crisis in its history, the Goldsteins are being reared in a newly developed gated community that displaces working class families. Each sibling rehearses their escape from the capitalist Eden of their birth, unaware that the gated community will soon be underwater, and their family scattered all over the earth. The second half of the novel takes place between 2018 and 2035, invoking and imagining possible futures for this existence in migration. Jerem as lives in Paris until an undeclared war destroys the city, and Nina, after tracing Mateo's last steps to his death in Tel Aviv, ends up in Berlin, where the European Union is found in the shambles of its own history. From Punta del Este to Paris, Berlin to Jerusalem, Brussels to Tokyo, the novel progresses into a dire near future of constant flight and fire as the siblings search for one another. Defiant and dexterous, percussive and percolating with violent light, Berlin Atomized is Julia Kornberg's napalm-ic debut--a tale about the end of the world, as told by the clear-eyed youth to which that world had been promised.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience