The Tunnel

19 hrs. 46 min.

Language Russian

Author Yana Vagner

Narrators Kirill Radtsig, Alexander Feklistov, Makar Zaporozhskiy, Grigory Perel, Victoria Isakova, Anastasia Shumilkina, Vagner Yana, Danil Steklov

Narrator Kirill Radtsig

Narrator Alexander Feklistov

Narrator Makar Zaporozhskiy

Narrator Grigory Perel

Narrator Victoria Isakova

Narrator Anastasia Shumilkina

Narrator Vagner Yana

Narrator Danil Steklov

Description

A sealed-apart disaster novel about people trapped underground.

Several hundred people suddenly find themselves locked under the Moskva River. The reason is unknown. Rescue never comes. The world beyond the narrow concrete walls disappears, leaving only darkness: the tunnel and the human heart.

This is one of the most anticipated books—not only of the year, but of the last five years. After Yana Vagner’s 2011 novel “Wongozero” predicted a pandemic, readers have been eagerly waiting for the writer’s new books, looking forward both to pleasure and to anxiously peeking into the future. Daring to hear Yana Vagner’s new prophecy?

Yana Vagner is a Russian writer, translator, and journalist. Her novel “Wongozero,” translated into 12 languages, made it onto the longlists of the “NOS” and “National Bestseller” awards and became a finalist for the Prix Bob Morane and Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle. And the adaptation of the novel—a series titled “Epidemia”—entered Netflix’s top 10 most popular foreign series of the year.

The rights to adapt “The Tunnel” were bought even before publication!

A team from the publishing house “Vimbo” worked closely with the author on the audiobook. Every voice was agreed with Yana; she took part in breaking down the material into scenes for the audio version. And one of the roles—the narrator—was masterfully performed by the writer herself, giving the text the invaluable authorial intonation.

In addition to Yana Vagner, the captivating story of the hermetic thriller was also told by: Viktoriya Isakova, Danil Steklov, Makar Zaporozhskiy, Grigory Perel, Kirill Radzig, Aleksandr Feklistov, and others.

Press about the book:

“Events unfold in a little more than a day; over that time, people manage to lose and regain hope, and Yana Vagner shows how society is structured and functions,” — Natalya Lomyikina.

“Any text about Yana Vagner is now ritualistically supposed to start with the fact that she is the very writer whose book was praised by Stephen King. However, anyone who opens her books can understand it without King: they’re engaging, dynamic, and a strong plot lives alongside a good language. And also, importantly in the case of ‘The Tunnel,’ whose adaptation rights have already been sold, Yana Vagner knows how to create suspense and instill fear—often working specifically with the setting of a closed or limited space,” — Maksim Mamlyga.