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  • Written by: Alan Lightman
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (56 ratings)

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Written by: Alan Lightman
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Publisher's Summary

A modern classic, Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, and people are fated to repeat their triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar.

Translated into 30 languages, Einstein's Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.

©1993 Alan Lightman (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Interesting and original concepts about time

Different and original concepts about time explained in such a concise book. I finished this in one go on a Sunday morning.

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A distorted view of Time!

This book is more of a compilation of stories around different perspectives and theories of time that Einstein proposed. It certainly helps you visualise the ways time can be functioning and it's impact on the lives of people. Liked a few perspectives of time like the one where time is qualitative and another where how a time is relative to distance from earth's centre.

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Mind blowing!

Wow! What a listen! Mind blown away, seriously!

Such a great collection of short stories, each with different perspectives of time and how time affects the characters in each stories, differently. I mean this is simply brilliant!

This is such a treasure trove that you can spew infinite number of Sci-Fi stories, referring to any of the short stories. Just those concepts! And considering that this was written in 1991, I have to say that it was definitely well ahead of its time, with the concepts that the author has presented here.

Must read!

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Good premise

Book was good felt like watching a mans dreams fragmented yet connected in some ways

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Concise, yet vivid

Each chapter was small and digestible, but was beautifully written and was deeply intriguing. Great narration! Must read.

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Good stories, really fun to listen

This book is packed with good stories, enjoyed every one of them. Stories of time, some with multiverse.

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