The Café with No Name
Robert Seethaler
A NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER
A vibrant tale of love, companionship, and renewal set against the transformations of 1960s Vienna.
Summer 1966. Robert Simon is in his early thirties and has a dream. Raised in a home for war orphans, Robert has nonetheless grown into a warm-hearted, hard-working, and determined man. When the former owners of the corner café in the Carmelite market square shutter the business, Robert sees that the chance to realize his dream has arrived.
The place, dark and dilapidated, is in a poor neighborhood of the Austrian capital, but for some time now a new wind has been blowing, and the air is filled with an inexplicable energy and a desire for renewal. In the newspapers with which fishmongers wrap the char and trout from the Danube, one can read about great things to come, a bright future beginning to rise from the quagmire of the past. Enlivened by these promises, Robert refurbishes the café and, rewarding him for his efforts and search of a congenial place to gather, talk, read, or just sit and be, customers arrive, bringing their stories of passions, friendships, abandonments, and bereavements. Some are in search of company, others long for love, or just a place where they can feel understood. As the city is transformed, Robert’s café becomes at once a place of refuge and one from which to observe, mourn, and rejoice.
Combining the enchantment of warm prose with tender humor, Robert Seethaler has written a charming parable of human existence animated by unforgettable characters and a kaleidoscope of human stories.
Author - Robert Seethaler.
Narrator - Rob Jones.
Published Date - Saturday, 25 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Europa Editions ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER A vibrant tale of love, companionship, and renewal set against the transformations of 1960s Vienna. Summer 1966. Robert Simon is in his early thirties and has a dream. Raised in a home for war orphans, Robert has nonetheless grown into a warm-hearted, hard-working, and determined man. When the former owners of the corner café in the Carmelite market square shutter the business, Robert sees that the chance to realize his dream has arrived. The place, dark and dilapidated, is in a poor neighborhood of the Austrian capital, but for some time now a new wind has been blowing, and the air is filled with an inexplicable energy and a desire for renewal. In the newspapers with which fishmongers wrap the char and trout from the Danube, one can read about great things to come, a bright future beginning to rise from the quagmire of the past. Enlivened by these promises, Robert refurbishes the café and, rewarding him for his efforts and search of a congenial place to gather, talk, read, or just sit and be, customers arrive, bringing their stories of passions, friendships, abandonments, and bereavements. Some are in search of company, others long for love, or just a place where they can feel understood. As the city is transformed, Robert’s café becomes at once a place of refuge and one from which to observe, mourn, and rejoice. Combining the enchantment of warm prose with tender humor, Robert Seethaler has written a charming parable of human existence animated by unforgettable characters and a kaleidoscope of human stories. Author - Robert Seethaler. Narrator - Rob Jones. Published Date - Saturday, 25 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Europa Editions ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:18
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
Duration:00:13:11
Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:12:43
Chapter 7
Duration:00:07:47
Chapter 8
Duration:00:02:30
Chapter 9
Duration:00:06:01
Chapter 10
Duration:00:04:04
Chapter 11
Duration:00:07:39
Chapter 12
Duration:00:13:06
Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
Duration:00:15:33
Chapter 15
Duration:00:06:33
Chapter 16
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
Duration:00:09:13
Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
Duration:00:10:49
Chapter 24
Duration:00:10:24
Chapter 25
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 26
Duration:00:12:46
Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
Duration:00:16:58
Chapter 29
Duration:00:07:30
Chapter 30
Duration:00:08:19
Chapter 31
Duration:00:10:59
Chapter 32
Duration:00:15:19
Chapter 33
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 37
Duration:00:17:25
Chapter 38
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Chapter 39
Duration:00:17:19
Chapter 40
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Chapter 41
Duration:00:00:31