Good Companions

23 hrs. 51 min.

Classics

Language Russian

Author John Priestley

Narrator Vladislav Gorbylyev

Description

A discontented with life, middle-aged prosperous man, Jess Okroyd, decides to leave his family and set off in search of adventure. Along the way, he joins an extremely motley troupe of traveling actors, which also includes a respectable old maiden, a frivolous young dancer, a teacher disillusioned with his profession, a sharp-tongued comedian playing the banjo, a banjo-playing magician, a charming married couple, and a delightful young singer.

Published in 1929, the novel "Good Friends" brought its author fame as an outstanding prose writer. Readers were captivated by the fact that, unlike many other writers of the "Lost Generation," Priestley had not lost his optimism and sincerely believed that many of the hardships after the war could be endured. The novel won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was adapted into films three times, and for several decades remained on bestseller lists.

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