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  • The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication

  • Penguin Modern Classics
  • By: John Steinbeck
  • Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
  • Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins

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The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication

By: John Steinbeck
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife, Maria, his star-struck daughter, Clotilde, and her Californian beau, Todd.

©1957 John Steinbeck (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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