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Title: Manuscript Found in Accra

Author: Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull Costa (translator)

Narrator: Jeremy Irons

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-02-13

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 420 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The latest novel from number-one internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change.

A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the community assembles to seek the wise counsel of a Greek Copt, who imparts comforting and guiding wisdom on the enduring attributes of human character. The novel unfolds as a sequence of parables on love, faith, sex, friendship, beauty, bravery, loyalty, and success.

Members Reviews:

Manuscript Found in Accra

Would you listen to Manuscript Found in Accra again? Why?

Read by Jeremy Irons makes this book so easy to absorb. I truly love this book. I think everyone should read it. It will help you to see things in your life better, to live better and to be better.

Who was your favorite character and why?

All

What does Jeremy Irons bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

His accent along with his sensitivity bring the book to life.

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

Yes most definitely.

Any additional comments?

I will listen to this one over and over again........

Perhaps the most significant book I've ever read

What made the experience of listening to Manuscript Found in Accra the most enjoyable?

Hard to put into words, when a book and the passages just speak to you. Maybe it's timing in terms of your life's journey.

Outstanding story and performance

Would you consider the audio edition of Manuscript Found in Accra to be better than the print version?

The richness of the narration by Jeremy Irons makes this story mesmerizing - he has the incredible ability to speak as though he were multiple actors - each with their own unique personality and "voice" - it's hard to believe that anyone could do this. Because the story is so rich with wisdom, I have now listened to this many times - and each time I hear new things and discover nuances that I missed previously. I suppose the print version would be good if I were to just study the wisdom in the book, but listening to the narration puts the book on steroids.

What did you like best about this story?

There is a tremendous amount of wisdom in this book - it is presented as a series of distinct themes ranging from the meaning of victory and defeat, what love means, what success is, the importance of gratitude and mindfulness is daily living, the spiritual meaning of sex, and exploration of the 4 cardinal virtues, the meaning of "beauty", and many, many more. If I were to stop the narration after every chapter, I could write an essay on the application of the ideas to my own life.

Which scene was your favorite?

The prayer of the "Copt" that echoes the Lord's prayer in the Bible. It uses the same sentence construction and flow, yet expands the ideas with such poetic elegance and symmetry of phrasing when narrated by Jeremy Irons that you feel compelled to stop the narration and just let the richness of the words reverberate in your mind.