The Cockroach by Ian McEwan

The Cockroach

Written byIan McEwan
Narrated byBill Nighy
Length2h13m
Release dateSeptember 27, 2019
Languageenglish
★★★★ 4.3 (5,314 ratings)

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AuthorIan McEwan
NarratorBill Nighy
Runtime2h13m
PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Rating★★★★ 4.3 / 5 (5,314 ratings)
CategoriesLiterature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Literary Fiction, Political, Comedy & Humor, Satire
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

About This Audiobook

Brought to you by Penguin. Kafka meets The Thick Of It in a bitingly funny new political satire from Ian McEwan That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his...

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