Audiobook The October Country by Ray Bradbury in the ListenBook app

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Book description

Ray Bradbury's The October Country emerges as a haunting auditory experience, masterfully rendered in this audiobook edition. A collection that solidifies Bradbury's duality as both a nostalgic romantic and a purveyor of unsettling tales, it traverses the spectral landscape between the familiar and the uncanny. The stories, originally published in various pulp magazines, are united by their exploration of human frailty, the grotesque, and the lingering shadows of memory.

Narrated with a tone that mirrors Bradbury's own reverence for the spoken word, the audiobook captures the author's lyrical prose and penchant for the macabre. Each story functions as a vignette of unease-whether through the ominous stillness of "The Jar" or the creeping dread of "The Small Assassin." Bradbury's ability to infuse the mundane with an undercurrent of horror is amplified by the performative quality of the narration, where every pause and inflection enhances the text's emotional gravity.

The inclusion of Bradbury's reflective introduction, "Theater of Morning Voices," offers a meta-textual layer, inviting listeners to consider the act of creation itself. His assertion that writers must attune themselves to the internal murmurs of inspiration is particularly resonant when experienced through the medium of sound. The audiobook thus becomes not merely a recitation, but an extension of Bradbury's artistic ethos.

Illustrated originally by Joe Mugnaini, the visual sensibilities of the text are translated into aural imagery, allowing listeners to conjure vivid, if unsettling, mental landscapes. From the melancholic beauty of "The Lake" to the eerie whimsy of "Uncle Einar," the collection oscillates between reverence for childhood wonder and a mature reckoning with loss.

This audiobook reaffirms Bradbury's position as a literary architect of the fantastic, one whose command of language and psychological depth transcend genre boundaries. It is an essential listen for those attuned to the darker harmonies of storytelling.

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An app for listening to audiobooks on iOS
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Download cover from the Internet.
Supports live audio processing. Built-in equalizer, speed change, volume boost and more features.
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Playback history.
Control audio playback from the lock screen, control center or from the companion app on the Apple Watch

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Convenient bookmarking system
Smart sleep timer with automatic volume control
Control with Apple Watch and Apple CarPlay
Supports iOS desktop widget
You don't have to finish one book to start another. The progress is saved independently for all books

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Listen to audiobooks by controlling playback from your phone, headphones, Apple Watch or CarPlay.

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Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer

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Advanced playback controls

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Adjust the playback speed
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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

Listening to audio lectures

Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.

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Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
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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
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