Book description
Translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeneyA propulsive, bewitching novel about home and family, the ache of unrealised dreams and the quiet tragedy of unrequited love.Nineteen-year-old Lea is from a village that is out of time, out of jobs and out of hope. She and her friends, however, are vivid and electric with life. They yearn, they dance, they fuck, they fight. And around them, a world that isn't quite our own vibrates with strangeness and threat.Now Lea is here, sitting on a bench, telling a silent stranger her life story. Because yesterday, change was finally unavoidable.A novel of rural entrapment and coming of age, Elisa Levi's That's All I Know bears the traces of Beckett and Lorca, rings with the echo of folktales and has a fierce, unapologetic vitality at its heart. Startlingly odd and deeply moving, it is the work of a profound and singular talent.'A dazzling debut . . . Often funny, often tragic, constantly utterly berserk. Elisa Levi is truly an author to watch.' Foyles, Top Ten Books of May 'Reminded me of the excitement, imaginativeness, and inventiveness of the Hispanic literature I studied in college. If you enjoyed the magical realism of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, you will be just as invested as I was in That's All I Know.' Condé Nast Traveller 'A novel capable of lethal shocks and bold transfigurations . . . Unconventional and memorable.' Kirkus 'A beautifully rendered narrative that combines magical realism with social commentary.' Dazed, The 12 most anticipated novels of 2025'Elegant, sly, and enrapturing.' Catherine Lacey'Funny and strange, quirky and heartbreaking, voice-driven and philosophical, magical and very real. As Little Lea tells her tale of family, home, and the end of the world, she casts a quiet spell over me.' Rebekah Bergman 'A brilliant feat of authorial control; Elisa Levi has created a devastating delight.' Maya Binyam'That's All I Know is a trapped story so bare and still the reader can feel Lea's breath swirl as a marble does in a jar. Her desire to leave with her brain (her greatest asset), to free her older sister, to get laid, and to dance in the fresh air calls to mind those characters whose stomachs burn with life.' Nora Lange'A novel that evokes the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez.' Última Hora'A text that gallops, that overflows, that has something of a river.' El ojo crítico'A book about the inability to leave the place where you were born . . . It reminded me of Miguel Delibes' The Way and Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding . . . it is very beautiful.' Miqui Otero
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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