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Title: Taras Bul'ba [Taras Bulba - Russian Edition]

Author: N. V. Gogol'

Narrator: Vladimir Samoylov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-16

Publisher: Mul'timediynoye izdatel'stvo Strel'bitskogo

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

"Taras Bul'ba" i "Starosvetskiye pomeshchiki" vkhodyat v tsikl povestey N. V. Gogolya "Mirgorod" (1835).K zaporozhskomu kazaku Tarasu Bul'be priyezzhayut posle vypuska iz Kiyevskoy akademii dva yego syna - Ostap i Andriy. Dva dyuzhikh molodtsa, zdorovykh i krepkikh lits kotorykh yeshcho ne kasalas' britva ...Povest' Gogolya "Taras Bul'ba" - o tom, chto vazhno vo vse vremena: o lyubvi i predatel'stve, o geroizme i chesti, o dolge i patriotizme ...Sovsem inuyu tonal'nost' imeyet drugoye proizvedeniye Mirgorodskogo tsikla - "Starosvetskiye pomeshchiki", rasskazyvayushcheye o chistoy i glubokoy lyubvi, o povsednevnosti zhizni i smerti, o neobratimosti vremeni, o nostal'gii po proshlomu.Afanasiy Ivanovich Tovstogub i yego zhena Pul'kheriya Ivanovna - dobryye i beskhitrostnyye starichki, kotoryye nezhno lyubyat i trogatel'no zabotyatsya drug o druge. Oni tikho i nespeshno zhivut, tikho i neprimetno umirayut, tikho unosyat s soboyu svoye vremya....

Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Critic Reviews:

K zaporozhskomu kazaku Tarasu Bul'be priyezzhayut posle vypuska iz Kiyevskoy akademii dva yego syna - Ostap i Andriy. Dva dyuzhikh molodtsa, zdorovykh i krepkikh lits kotorykh yeshcho ne kasalas' britva ...Povest' Gogolya "Taras Bul'ba" - o tom, chto vazhno vo vse vremena: o lyubvi i predatel'stve, o geroizme i chesti, o dolge i patriotizme ...Sovsem inuyu tonal'nost' imeyet drugoye proizvedeniye Mirgorodskogo tsikla - "Starosvetskiye pomeshchiki", rasskazyvayushcheye o chistoy i glubokoy lyubvi, o povsednevnosti zhizni i smerti, o neobratimosti vremeni, o nostal'gii po proshlomu.Afanasiy Ivanovich Tovstogub i yego zhena Pul'kheriya Ivanovna - dobryye i beskhitrostnyye starichki, kotoryye nezhno lyubyat i trogatel'no zabotyatsya drug o druge. Oni tikho i nespeshno zhivut, tikho i neprimetno umirayut, tikho unosyat s soboyu svoye vremya....

Members Reviews:

Tara's Bulba - Gogol

The story lives up to its lore: it is Homeric. It's worth your time to read it. You'll know a little more of the Ukraine, of the steppes, and of the Cossacks. You'll know a little more about Russian literature. If you're like me, you'll have poured thimblefuls into an abyss of ignorance. And have had fun pouring.

Great book! Comparable and compared by great authors and ...

Great book! Comparable and compared by great authors and poets to be very near to and even an equivalent of the great epics of Homer, The Iliad and Odyssey. That is how good the book is! Great for understanding cossack life in Ukraine, but do your research so you can understand the actual history as it can be confusing when almost everything is called russian instead of ukrainian!

To be read with a swift gallop

The characters in Russian literature have never been known for being truth-seekers, but they are never passive and are always self-aware. They seem to always want to prove a point, and if they wrestle with circumstances it is only because they enjoy the challenges that such circumstances offer. Gogol's Taras Bulba is no exception to this generalization, and if he were judged by modern terminology he might be classified as a terrorist.

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Title: Onde nder [Demons]

Author: Fjodor M. Dostojevskij

Narrator: Karsten Pharao

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-16

Publisher: Viatone

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

I Onde nder giver Dostojevskij en dybdeborende analyse af nihilismen og terrorismen med udgangspunkt i en gruppe revolutionre centreret omkring lederen Pjotr Verkhovénskij og den dmoniske kyniker og nihilist Stavrógin. Dostojevskijs visionre analyse forudsiger nrmest med profetisk klarhed den voldelige russiske revolution, og den er helt aktuel i forhold til den terrorisme, vi oplever i nutiden. Efter terrorangrebet 11. september skrev den franske filosof og frafaldne maoist André Glücksmann en artikel med overskriften 'Dostojevskij p Manhattan', hvor han trkker p beskrivelsen af nihilismens og terrorismens vsen i Onde nder som et alment, potentielt menneskeligt karaktertrk. Det er Dostojevskijs mest ideologiske roman, en social og politisk satire med en social tragedie. Selve handlingen er i vanlig Dostojevskij-stil krimiagtig, barsk realistisk og medrivende med mange handlingsforlb.

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Titre: Zadig ou la Destinée

Auteur: Voltaire

Narrateur: Alain Couchot

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 32 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 03-10-16

Éditeur: Audiolude

Evaluation: 4 sur 5 sur 4 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Zadig ou la Destinée est un conte philosophique de Voltaire, inspiré d'un conte persan. Voltaire y raconte les mésaventures et les revers de fortune d'un jeune homme né à Babylone. Ce conte se place à la confluence de trois genres littéraires : le conte de fées (mis à la mode par Perrault et les Contes des Mille et une Nuits), le roman picaresque (Zadig décrit une ascension sociale, suivie de coups du sort) et le roman sentimental (Zadig relate les tribulations de deux amants éloignés par la vie).

"Je vous offre la traduction d'un livre d'un ancien sage qui, ayant le bonheur de n'avoir rien à faire, eut celui de s'amuser à écrire l'histoire de Zadig, ouvrage qui dit plus qu'il ne semble dire. Je vous prie de le lire et d'en juger ; car, quoique vous soyez dans le printemps de votre vie, quoique tous les plaisirs vous cherchent, quoique vous soyez belle, et que vos talents ajoutent à votre beauté ; quoiqu'on vous loue du soir au matin, et que par toutes ces raisons vous soyez en droit de n'avoir pas le sens commun, cependant vous avez l'esprit très sage et le goût très fin, et je vous ai entendue raisonner mieux que de vieux derviches à longue barbe et à bonnet pointu."

(Voltaire)

© Domaine public (P)2016 Audiolude

Avis des membres:

Five Stars

Excellent

Zadig: A Masterpiece

Zadig is a well written story of about the wise man named Zadig. He has many characteristics that make him a perfect worldly man at its greatest. He is wise, justified, and well-read. By far my favorite part in this little masterpiece is when Zadig makes the fine decisions for the King such as when he helped the woman claim her baby. Zadig gets really great when Zadig helps the Widows by convincing them to not burn themselves. I felt the emotion when Zadig lost his beloved Queen when the king unjustly ordered Zadig executed for having an affair with the queen, which he did not. Overall Zadig is a wonderful story that I would suggest to read whether your interests include classics, fantasy, fast-paced, or slow-paced books. It can interesting to a person of any age. Zadig has a little place within me now and I hope this classic story of a man trying to be Just stays with me forever.

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Title: The Unknown Masterpiece

Author: Honoré de Balzac

Narrator: Katie Haigh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-16

Publisher: Astorg Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The unknown masterpiece, or Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu, is a story by the French author Honoré de Balzac. This short text was of tremendous importance in the world of art, for it holds a groundbreaking reflection about artistic creation: what does completion or failure mean, and how is it that technique does not guarantee either.

Paul Cézanne famously said "I am Frenhofer", identifying with the old master around which the story revolves. Pablo Picasso himself was absolutely fascinated by the text, so much that he had his studio moved in the Parisian street named in the story; there, he painted his own masterpiece, Guernica.

©2016 Compagnie du Savoir (P)2016 Compagnie du Savoir

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Titel: Die Fremde

Autor:: Arthur Schnitzler

Erzähler: Matthias Ponnier

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 22 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-19-16

Herausgeber: SWR Edition

Bewertung: 3 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Albert von Webeling verliebt sich in Katharina, die in einem Dämmerzustand lebt. Schließlich heiratet er sie. Auf der Hochzeitsreise verlässt Katharina ihn. Hierauf beschließt er sich zu erschießen. Bevor er sein Vorhaben umsetzen kann trifft er Katharina wieder...

Der österreichische Schriftsteller Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) veröffentlichte die Erzählung erstmals am 18.05.1902 in einer Wiener Tageszeitung unter dem Titel "Dämmerseele".

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Titel: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers

Autor:: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Erzähler: Gert Westphal

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 13 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-21-15

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Wen die Liebe trifft wie ein Blitzschlag

Als der junge Werther Lotte zum ersten Mal sieht, ist sie umringt von ihren acht jüngeren Geschwistern und schneidet für sie Brot. Werther ist sofort von Lottes Anmut und Natürlichkeit fasziniert, in ihr sieht er die große Liebe seines Lebens. Doch Lotte ist bereits verlobt.

Gert Westphal liest die erste, ungekürzte Version des Briefromans und lässt den Hörer zusammen mit Werther alle Höhen und Tiefen der Liebe miterleiden.

©1997 Litraton (P)2015 der Hörverlag

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

An incisive critique of bourgeois vices

In the Enlightenment attempt to justify the institutions of bourgeois liberalism, one of the most glaring failures is the case of punishment. The Enlightenment can prove that a certain kind of peace is possible among those who accept its peculiar form of bourgeois reason. But the cruel treatment of dissenters who are either unable or unwilling to accept this sort of rationalityâfor this the Enlightenment has no justification. In a conversation with his bourgeois rival Albert, Werther brings up this unpaid debt of the Enlightenment. What should we say about a thief who steals to feed his starving children? Who would cast the first stone at him?

A man overcome with passion, says Albert, loses his senses, as if he were drunk or insane. Rational, reasonable bourgeois people like Albert designate the dissenter who refuses to accept their form of rationality as an outsider, who, because of his so-called irrationality is unworthy of sympathy. The cold-blooded cruelty of the bourgeois regime is rationalized by precisely such dehumanization of its victims.

The fundamental principle of the Enlightenment, as Kant would articulate it, is that each individual mind must overcome its self-imposed immaturity and learn to think without guidance from another. While the middle class of the eighteenth century were proud that the philosophical representatives of their age had overcome the superstitions of earlier ages and emerged from their state of self-imposed immaturity, individual bourgeois minds were by no means prepared to make this emergence themselves.

Werther is frustrated because he speaks âfrom his whole heart,â while Albert only replies with âmeaningless platitudes.â Albert canât be forced to think about who will cast the first stone at the poor thief, because public institutions, which feel no mercy, are perfectly willing to cast the stone on his behalf. Albert isnât forced to think. Therefore, he doesnât want to think. To this end, he has at his disposal many rough and ready phrases that can defuse such uncomfortable questions without demanding even the slightest glimmer of sincere thought. The bourgeois mind remains in its own peculiar state of self-imposed immaturity, in which phrases prepared in advance under the guidance of others can be assembled without guidance from others, but individual words cannot.

We might draw an analogy between Wertherâs frustrated attempts to draw Albert into a sincere debate about bourgeois morality and Socratesâ frustrated attempts to embroil his conversation partners in serious philosophical debates. Under no circumstance does Albert want to think for himself.

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Title: The Toilers of the Sea

Author: Victor Hugo

Narrator: Patrick Dickson

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-09-15

Publisher: Patrick Dickson

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Victor Hugo wrote this wonderful story while living in exile on the island of Guernsey, which is where the adventure unfolds. Set in the early 1800s, The Toilers of the Sea tells off a young reclusive fisherman who falls dangerously in love with a beautiful island girl. Her uncle, himself an intrepid seafarer, is the owner of a paddle-steamer, which plies its trade to and from St. Malo on the coast of Brittany. The vessel is wrecked on a remote reef in suspicious circumstances, and our brave young fisherman sets out alone to salvage the all-important machinery, the steam engine itself. If he succeeds, he will return home to the promised hand of the girl he daren't even talk to.

Like his contemporary, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo paints boldly on a huge canvas. His characters are compelling and colorful. Through them, he explores the values and the morality of his times. In this novel, he pits them not only against each other and their hard circumstances, but also against the elements themselves in the rough and rocky seas of the "Norman Archipelago".

Patrick Dickson has intelligently abridged this terrific novel focusing on the drama of the adventure and the plight of its characters. Like Hugo, he spent 15 years of his life on the island of Guernsey, and he brings a unique sensibility to the storytelling. He is an actor with extensive narrating experience. This is his first self-produced audiobook.

Members Reviews:

Interesting, could without the special effects

I listened to this just after Les Miserables. I was curious to read another of Victor Hugo's writings. It was interesting. The added music and sound effects were distracting, and are totally unnecessary. Avid audio book listeners do not need these. But, I'm glad to have read the book.

Fantastic listening on sea side holiday

I've always wanted to listen to this book but have never found a well read version. This one however is perfect! Read by a true Guernsey man with a smattering of sound effects that really immerse you into the story. I listened to this whilst on holiday next to the sea in Cornwall and it was the perfect companion.

Dramatic story

If you could sum up The Toilers of the Sea in three words, what would they be?

Gripping, entertaining, Guernsey

Who was your favorite character and why?

Gilliatt, the hero, for his determination and generosity.

Have you listened to any of Patrick Dicksons other performances? How does this one compare?

This is the first

Any additional comments?

Anyone who knows and loves Guernsey should listen to this.

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Titre: Fables de la Fontaine: l'intégrale - 243 fables

Auteur: Jean de La Fontaine

Narrateur: Valérie Théodore

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 11-04-15

Éditeur: Compagnie du Savoir

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Petits ou grands, nous avons tous en tête des fables de La Fontaine: le corbeau et le renard, la cigale et la fourmi, la grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le bœuf, le chêne et le roseau, le lièvre et la tortue et tant d'autres.

Chacune de ces 243 fables est une petite histoire, avec des mots simples, et contient des vérités qui servent de leçons. Il y a un peu de nous, un peu des autres, un peu de tous, dans chacune des fables. Elles nous parlent, nous nous y reconnaissons. Elles croquent avec humour et finesse nos mœurs et nos faiblesses, nos travers et nos défauts, nos petites lâchetés comme nos grandes vanités. Les puissants qui nous gouvernent ne sont pas épargnés, tout autant que tout un chacun.

Comme le dit si bien l'auteur, Jean de La Fontaine, "tout parle en mon ouvrage, et même les poissons, ce qu'ils disent s'adresse à tous tant que nous sommes; je me sers d'animaux pour instruire les hommes".

C'est à notre connaissance, la première fois que les Fables de Jean de la Fontaine sont intégralement enregistrées et mises à la disposition du public, plus de 350 ans après leur création. Enfin, pourrait on dire! Pourquoi une intégrale? Pour bien des raisons, mais nous citerons tout simplement Mme de Sévigné qui disait déjà en 1679 à un ami:"Faites vous envoyer promptement les Fables de La Fontaine: elles sont divines. On croit d'abord en distinguer quelques unes, et, à force de les relire, on les trouve toutes bonnes".

La brièveté, cette simplicité magnifique, est l'âme du conte. La structure de chaque fable est simple: le récit, une description, un discours ou un dialogue, une action, une peinture des caractères, et la moralité. Les fables existent depuis la plus haute antiquité. Aujourd'hui encore, Les Fables de La Fontaine nous parlent par leur justesse et leur universalité.

© Domaine public (P)2015 Compagnie du Savoir

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Title: Romanovy. Istoriya v litsakh 2

Author: I. M. Vasilevskiy

Narrator: Ivan Litvinov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-04-15

Publisher: Mul'timediynoye izdatel'stvo Strel'bitskogo

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Portrety predstaviteley roda Romanovykh, napisannyye izvestnym fel'yetonistom, publitsistom i kritikom nachala XX veka Il'yoy Vasilevskim (Ne-Bukvoy). Pozhaluy, eto samoye zakhvatyvayushcheye zhizneopisaniye russkikh samoderzhtsev. Izdannaya v 1923 godu, v te vremena, kogda tsenzura otdykhala, kniga donesla do chitatelya to, o chem govorili shopotom ran'she, a potom i vovse molchali. Yarkiy, mestami yazvitel'nyy portret russkikh monarkhov na fone istorii strany. V audioknigiye predstavleny portrety chetyrokh Romanovykh: Yelizavety Petrovny, Petra III, Pavla I i poslednego rossiyskogo imperatora Nikolaya II.

Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Members Reviews:

It seems biased

It seems that the author has too much negativity to say about monarchy in Russia. I don't think I heard anything positive about any of the tzars. Peter I appeared as a stranger to me in this book. Also it seems like author is not familiar with life is soviet times and how much damage revolution has brought to Russia, how much gold and treasure was stolen and sold. The author describes monarchy Russia in a very negative way.

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Title: "Tsvety zapozdalyye" i drugiye rasskazy

Author: A. P. Chekhov

Narrator: Ivan Litvinov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-15

Publisher: Mul'timediynoye izdatel'stvo Strel'bitskogo

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Tonkiy psikholog, master podteksta, A. P.Chekhov udivitel'nym obrazom sochetayet v svoikh rasskazakh yumor, lirizm i dramu. Yego proizvedeniya zastavlyayut ulybat'sya i ronyat' slezu, smeyat'sya i gluboko sochuvstvovat'.Pered vami tri rasskaza: "Tsvety zapozdalyye" - grustnaya liricheskaya povest' o nerazdelonnoy lyubvi i zapozdalom prozrenii, "Barynya" - polnaya tragicheskogo realizma "istoriya iz derevenskoy zhizni" i "Zhivoy tovar" - ironichnoye povestvovaniye o neudavshemsya adyul'tere.

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