
All the King's Men
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.00 for first 30 days
Buy for $29.99
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Michael Emerson
The fictionalized account of Louisiana's colorful and notorious governor, Huey Pierce Long, All the King's Men follows the startling rise and fall of Willie Stark, a country lawyer in the Deep South of the 1930s. Beset by political enemies, Stark seeks aid from his right-hand man, Jack Burden, who will bear witness to the cataclysmic unfolding of this very American tragedy.
©1946 Robert Penn Warren; 1974 Robert Penn Warren (P)2005 Recorded BooksListeners also enjoyed...



















![A Tale of Two Cities [Tantor] Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Ecc++n0tL._SL240_.jpg)
Critic reviews
- Audie Award Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2007
"The definitive novel about American politics." (The New York Times)
"Mr. Warren has employed vivid characterization and strong language combined with subtle overtones to write a vital, compelling narrative." (Booklist)
"Michael Emerson's performance brings the characters to life with verve and personality....Through a mix of understatement and intensity, Emerson clearly conveys the political turmoil underlying the book; his performance perfectly complements the story, which is as timely as it was 60 years ago....Emerson's reading does justice to a great work." (AudioFile)
Featured Article: Celebrate Award Season 2022 with Page-to-Screen Nominees and Listening Recs Based on Your Frontrunners
And now, it's time to honor and celebrate the achievements of the artists who brought these treasures to the big screen. No matter who you're rooting for when the ceremony begins, these listens are all worthy of a golden statuette in our books. Here are the audiobooks that directly inspired the nominees and a few others to check out based on your own personal frontrunners.
People who viewed this also viewed...


















I had read "Kingfish", a biography of Hughie P. Long, a number of years back and had heard references to "All the King's Men" in other works. But it was its placement on the Modern Library Top 100 List of 20th Century novels that finally prompted me to download it.
First, what a magnificent story! Robert Penn Warren is an amazing writer who beautifully describes the people and place meant to depression and pre-war era Louisiana though Pen never mentions the actual state where the story takes place.
Micheal Emerson's narration as political fixer Jack Burden was as perfect a fit as could be imagined. Likewise, I imagine John Goodman playing the role of Willie Stark in a virtual reprisal of his portrayal of Kingfish.
Willie Stark is a populist lawyer who has a heart for common people. A farmer with a High School and a little college education where he met his school teacher wife, Willie taught himself the law with a drive to serve the people prompted by the partial collapse of a shoddily built high school killed a number of children.
Originally bent on educating the dirt poor masses to his electoral chagrin, Willie transforms into a loud, theatrical tough talking lout promising to kick the crap out of those folks in the Capitol who want to keep he and them out of the political process. His charisma is infectious and it fuels his rise to take on the machine for the good of the people. But power is seductive and Willie discovers the inevitability of machinery and its corrupting and destructive inclination.
While populism has always played a role in American politics and the promise to "drain the swamp" a powerful rallying cry, the truth is that the battle between experts and the uninformed masses as portrayed in this 1946 novel is as true today.
A must read for students of political science masquerading as a Southern Gothic novel.
When you can't save the boss from himself
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Deserves every accolade.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Really enjoyed it!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Top notch audiobook!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Stunningly good human and political novel
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An exuberant American novel wonderfully read
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great story and great reader
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Still true of politics
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Wonderful rendition. We’ll read.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A must
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.