8/29/2023 0 Comments Piranesi audible![]() ![]() “15 special people who have existed” feels like a reference to 15 special people who have experienced the world in a way that the world is meant to be experienced, calling to mind 15 prophets, or visionaries, who were in touch with multiple layers of reality. And like all other aspects of this novel, this short description raises so many philosophical questions. Our worlds have indeed shrunk to possibly one other person we share the house with and 15 others we try to keep in touch through phone or zoom. Who, after hearing this excerpt would not rush out and buy the book and possibly even better, download the audiobook version read by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor? The audiobook has just received the Audies award. I will now name the fifteen people and give, where relevant, their positions.” Of the fifteen people whose existence is verifiable, only Myself and the Other are now living. ![]() Possibly there have been more but I am a scientist and must proceed according to the evidence. “Since the World began it is certain that there have existed fifteen people. In this aspect too, audiobooks became a lifeline, because a novel that appeared several seas away could be downloaded on my device in seconds and for cheaper too. As someone who orders books online, particularly from abroad, I got accustomed to notices saying that delivery may take longer than expected. When I started working from home, I thought I would lose this habit, however, like many others, I found it difficult to concentrate when reading a book (and this was before the physical eye strain era started) and so I turned to audiobooks, particularly on my walks around the neighborhood which the world has now shrunk to. With so much aimed now at our ears, that sense is bound to be exhausted soon too, but let us enjoy podcasts and audiobooks while we can, while our ears can still take in the noise.Īs a frequent commuter, I had been a podcast and audiobook listener for some time, filling up the miles I had to trudge back home after a workday. It is no wonder that the new social media app Clubhouse was launched in these eye-straining times. Podcasts and audiobooks, then, come to the rescue, as a way of keeping us entertained while we rest our eyes. “Time off” no longer means watching a film on our computers or reading a book for pleasure, as our eyes remind us that they have been doing the heavy lifting for our work and social relationships. Trying to experience the world from our own homes during the pandemic has put more strain on our senses, particularly on our eyes, that have been darting from one screen to another as we try to gauge the responses of our interlocutors as we speak. ![]()
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