Memento Mori

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Memento Mori

By: Muriel Spark

Narrated by: Eve Karpf

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Dame Lettie, a blue-blooded reformer, Godfrey - her rather irritating brother, and his once fabulous novelist wife Charmian. But who is the caller? And why are they reminding them of this final truth? It's unsettling and mysterious. The activity increases and soon a witch-hunt is in full force, with nobody beyond suspicion.

First published in 1959, Muriel Spark's startling and timeless novel is at once a crime story, a black comedy and an important meditation on mortality. Rediscover this classic as performed by Eve Karpf on the 100th anniversary of Muriel Spark's birth.

Muriel SparkEve KarpfCanongate Books Ltd

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I was completed entranced by this novel and the flawless narration by Eve Karpf. Her portrayal of so many different characters was absolutely superb. Muriel Spark is in a league of her own when it comes to creating petty, embittered and truly obnoxious characters! She has a fantastic ear for the mundanity of peoples thoughts and conversations. And yet there’s an underlying narrative at the heart of the novel; the philosophical contemplation of decrepitude and death. Marvellous stuff!!

Stupendous!

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I've now listened to this several times. The wicked black comedy of Muriel Spark's writing never grows stale, and Eve Karpf reads with perfect comic timing and emphasis and great vocal flexibility. Unlike some other readers, Karpf is able to convey all the combinations of age, social class and gender convincingly, without resort to caricature. It all makes for a most enjoyable listening experience.

Wonderful

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What made the experience of listening to Memento Mori the most enjoyable?

The performance was the saving grace of this listen - luckily each character was distinguishable.

Would you be willing to try another book from Muriel Spark? Why or why not?

I usually very much enjoy Spark. However, this was not quite what I was expecting - I felt it was never really resolved.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I could have left this book without finishing it.

Any additional comments?

Perhaps it requires a second listen.

Disappointing story, one performance.

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As usual Muriel Spark takes a mundane situation and weaves in the hopes fears and desires of a number of well drawn characters to make a witty and entertaining end product - good performances bring out the characters

Muriel making a great story of human desires from a simple idea

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This is the fifth or sixth Muriel Spark novel I have listened to on Audible. I’m really still not sure how Muriel Spark writes novels about nearly nothing at all that draw you in completely. An excellent narrator once again helps, but the text and conversations just flow past and sound so natural and before you know it you don’t want to switch it off. I find Nevil Shute also a writer who has this ability too. I had never read a thing by either of them before I subscribed to Audible. I’ll be listening to more of both.

Muriel Spark draws you in, as always

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