The History of Love

9 hrs. 24 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Nicole Krauss

Narrators Alexey Dik, Elnara Salimova

Narrator Alexey Dik

Narrator Elnara Salimova

Description

The book tells of the intersection of lives of an emigrant, Leo Gursky, and a teenager, Alma, named after a character from a lost manuscript. It’s a story of lost love, hope, and how art can connect completely different people. What could possibly unite a lonely old man and a girl bearing the name of the heroine of the novel—if they aren’t even acquainted and aren’t related? Leo Gursky has lived in New York for half a century after fleeing Nazi-occupied Poland. He entrusted his valuable manuscript—written as a love message to Alma—to a friend with whom he later lost contact. Believing he had lost the manuscript, the friend, and the beloved, Leo became a locksmith and leads a quiet life, unaware that fate is preparing an unexpected turn for him in the twilight of his years.