"Who he?"

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"Who he?"

by Alfred Bester

EN·~8 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

By ALFRED BESTER

0:16

CHAPTER I

10:23

CHAPTER II

34:28

CHAPTER III

47:41

CHAPTER IV

25:08

CHAPTER V

40:38

CHAPTER VI

42:46

CHAPTER VII

30:03

CHAPTER VIII

19:59

CHAPTER IX

53:06

Description

A weary script‑writer for mystery shows narrates his own uneasy existence in Manhattan, a place he calls “The Rock.” He and his actress wife scrape a modest living, haunted by the clash between public glamour and private anonymity. Their world feels like a tightrope act, where each day is a fragile balance between hysteria and ordinary life.

Against this backdrop, a bizarre television variety program called “Who He?” becomes the unlikely stage for a kaleidoscope of strangers—adventurers, hustlers, and neurotic dreamers—all chasing fortunes that are as mental as they are material. The narrator paints the city as a frontier where subconscious fears surface as easily as a subway’s sudden daylight, turning every street crossing into a chance encounter with hidden desires and sudden danger. Listeners are invited to glimpse the raw, unpredictable pulse of a metropolis where illusion and reality fire the same restless spark.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (489K characters)

Release date

2025-01-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfred Bester

Alfred Bester

1913–1987

A restless, inventive voice in science fiction, he helped push the genre toward sharper psychology, faster pacing, and a more modern feel. Best known for The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination, he left a small body of work with an outsized reputation.

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