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Title: Exemplary Novels

Subtitle: Translated by Edith Grossman

Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Narrator: Luis Moreno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Edith Grossman, celebrated for her brilliant translation of Don Quixote, offers a dazzling new version of another Cervantes classic, on the 400th anniversary of his death. The 12 novellas gathered together in Exemplary Novels reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes' imagination: his nearly limitless ability to create characters, invent plots, and entertain listeners across continents and centuries. Edith Grossman's eagerly awaited translation brings this timeless classic to English-language listeners in an edition that will delight those already familiar with Cervantes' work as well as those about to be enchanted for the first time. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria's illuminating introduction to the volume serves as both an appreciation of Cervantes's brilliance and a critical guide to the novellas and their significance. Cervantes published his book in Spain in 1613. The assemblage of unique characters (eloquent witches, talking dogs, Gypsy orphans, and an array of others), the twisting plots, and the moral heart at the core of each tale proved irresistible to his enthusiastic audience. Then as now, Cervantes' listeners find pure entertainment in his works, but also a subtle artistry that invites deeper investigation.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Enjoyable

Four Stars

I love his novels.

Cervantes "Other" Famous Novel

It can be a curse for an author to have a magnus opus because it can overshadow their other great works. As you hear Cervantes' name, pictures of knights errant, comical squires, and "giant" windmills instantly pop into your mind (you just can't help it!). The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes is a collection of short stories or novellas that impart some kind of moral lesson. If you have read Don Quixote and liked it, I would highly suggest you read this book. If you haven't but are interested in the daily happenings in 16th century Spain, you should also read it.

More than the Man of La Mancha

Cervantes wrote a lot of stories. The more you read the more you see he writes the same thing a lot. But it's still fun to read. Yo soy Yo.

Okay translation, all 12 works

I was comparing with someone who had the Oxford edition translation, and we liked his better, but this was a fine way to read "La Gitanilla," and the price was right (free).

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Title: Jenny

Author: Sigrid Undset

Narrator: K. G. Cross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-27-16

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Jenny is the story of Jenny Winge, a talented Norwegian painter who lives a free and independent life in Rome. Betraying her own ideals, she has an affair, resulting in a child out of wedlock, and decides to raise the child on her own. Undset gives a gripping portrayal of a woman struggling towards fulfillment and independence, who at the same time wrestles with mental problems. It is written with unflinching honesty, which makes her story as compelling today as it was nearly a century ago. When Jenny was published in 1911, Undset found herself called immoral - "this is a side of the free, artistic life that the vast majority of citizens would rather not know." Most famous for her later, historical fiction set in Catholic, medieval Scandinavia, Undset stands revealed with Jenny, her first major novel, as an unsparing, compassionate, magnificent realist, the creator of works that are at once thoroughly modern and of enduring interest.

Members Reviews:

Undset is an Astute Observer of Human Nature

KG Cross navigates the portrayal of both male and female characters with ease. She is able to lend emotion and emphasis to each character in such a way that you forget she is the story's narrator. She IS Jenny to me. Well done!

As for the story itself, it is classic Undset for those who are familiar with her work-starkly transparent writing that reveals word by word the beautiful and the brutal within each of the story's characters. So well has she captured various character traits that you will say to yourself "I know this person." She does an amazing job showing how small decisions pave the way to greater ones and ultimately change the course of one's life as well as the lives of those around them. There are dialogues that I listened to over and over because they were not only beautiful, but truthful in capturing the recognized and unrecognized desires of the human heart.

The first Undset book I read was "Gunnar's Daughter," which I could not put down. It is short compared to her other works-you can read it in one day. I would love to hear KG Cross' narration of it and hope that Audible makes that one available soon.

A very young Undtset

I loved Sigrid Undset's novel Sigrid Lavransdatter, for which she won the Nobel Prize in 1953. So I was surprised at this hopelessly romantic story, full of unnecessary adjectives and breathless emotionality. Then I noticed it was written in 1903 and that explained it. A very young piece, from a writer full of promise.

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Title: Devils

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Narrator: Alastair Cameron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-16

Publisher: A.R.N. Publications

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Devils, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, is a classic political satire exploring the effects of imported European ideologies such as atheism and nihilism on Christian Russia. Based on the true-life political murder of Ivan Ivanov by the revolutionary Sergey Nechayev, Dostoevsky wrote this tale of society scandals, doomed marriages and fatally misguided idealism after returning from exile in Siberia.

Set in a fictional provincial town near St. Petersburg, the story follows failed academic Stepan Verkhovensky as his patroness forces him to become engaged to her ward Darya. The marriage is a scheme to prevent Darya from marrying the patroness' own son, the strong but amoral Stavrogin. Later, the youthful idealism of Stepan's son Pyotr becomes his downfall as he assembled a terrorist cell bent on ushering in the revolution, preferably with Stavrogin at its head.

What happened to Stavrogin that he became so cruel? Who is the mysterious stranger Marya, who claims to know Stavrogin from his time in St. Petersburg? Will the nihilist plot be discovered in time, or will the town descend into murder and mayhem?

Members Reviews:

Unlistenable

Like in being harangued by a phony 19th century preacher - awful reading, grossly overstated, singsong intonation of every sentence. You don't want this reading.

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Title: The Kill (La Curee)

Author: Émile Zola

Narrator: Cate Barratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-16

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Émile Zola's The Kill is one part of the French author's 20-volume series about the fictitious Rougon-Macquart family during the Second French Empire, and it is rich with symbolism. Paris is awakening to unprecedented expansion, the future intoxicating, and in keeping with its penchant for excess, the aristocracy is caught up in the mad dash to devour as much of it as it can.

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Titel: Gert Westphal liest Thomas Mann

Autor:: Thomas Mann

Erzähler: Gert Westphal

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 26 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-21-16

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der Zauberer und der König der Vorleser.

Gert Westphal ist eine Legende: Die wohlklingende, modulationsreiche Stimme, sein untrügliches Gespür für Rhythmus, die souveränen Tempo- und Rollenwechsel, die kräftigen Dialektfarben - nicht umsonst hat die ZEIT ihn zum "König der Vorleser" gekürt. Besonders berühmt wurden seine Rezitationen Thomas Manns, dessen "oberster Mund" (Katja Mann) er war. In dieser Edition kann man wieder und wieder dessen großen Erzählungen und Romanen lauschen.

Enthält:

©2016 Der Hörverlag (P)2016 Der Hörverlag

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Title: The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz

Subtitle: A Romance in Eight Days

Author: Johann Valentin Andreae, John Crowley - translator

Narrator: John Crowley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Often described as an alchemical allegory, John Crowley instead decided this is "the first science fiction novel". After all, "it's fiction; it's about the possibilities of a science; and it's a novel". No matter what else it might be, it's definitely one of the great outlandish stories in Western literature.

Members Reviews:

Trippy

This is considered the foundational text of the Rosicrucian order, a secret society of alchemists traveling through Europe during the 1600s. Also, as Crowley points out, this is arguably the first science fiction story ever written. I won't pretend I understand almost any of the symbolism, but I still had fun with this, especially the early steampunk-esque technologies. If any of this sounds interesting to you, check it out!

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Title: The Hand

Author: Georges Simenon, Linda Coverdale - Translator

Narrator: Peter Brooke

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-06-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

A new translation of George Simenon's taut, devastating psychological novel set in American suburbia. The inspiration for the new play by award-winning playwright David Hare.

'I had begun, God knows why, tearing a corner off of everyday truth, begun seeing myself in another kind of mirror, and now the whole of the old, more or less comfortable truth was falling to pieces.'

Confident and successful, New York advertising executive Ray Sanders takes what he wants from life. When he goes missing in a snowstorm in Connecticut one evening, his closest friend begins to reassess his loyalties, gambling with Ray's fate and his own future.

Members Reviews:

predecessor of Gone Girl

Upon listening to this, I wonder whether Gillian Flynn has read it and used it as a model for Gone Girl. The psychological perspective is superbly written, and you can feel the agony of a the protagonist in a oppressive marriage. There is also an echo of Poe's Tell Tale Heart in terms of the narrative voice which is awesome, and it is perdectly paced. Many novels that could be excellent are reduced to mediocrity by poor pacing and this author masters it.

Simenon psychology

For many people, Simenon is Maigret and Paris. This is neither, and demonstrates the breadth of Simenon's writing and the depth of his understanding of human nature, and of women in particular. A disturbing but compelling psychological study set in America. Well read and thoroughly recommended, albeit a chilly read.

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Titel: Ich ließ meinen Engel lange nicht los

Autor:: Rainer Maria Rilke

Erzähler: Christian Berkel, Anna Thalbach

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 1 hr and 1 min

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-15-16

Herausgeber: Audiobuch Verlag OHG

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Anna Thalbach und Christian Berkel interpretieren in diesem Hörbuch die Worte eines der größten Dichter deutscher Sprache: Rainer Maria Rilke. Aus diesem wunderbaren Bündnis von Dichtkunst und Sprechkunst entsteht ein besinnliches, die Seele berührendes Erlebnis, das nicht nur Rilke-Kennern das Herz erwärmt.

© gemeinfrei (P)2016 Audiobuch Verlag OHG

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Title: Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka

Narrator: Monroe Clark McBride

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-31-16

Publisher: Cherry Hill Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

As travelling salesman Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was lying on his hard - as if it were armor-plated - back, and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments, on top of which the bed quilt could hardly stay in place and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes.

Members Reviews:

Portable and well translated!

This is a well-translated, very portable version of a truly extraordinary book. If you're looking for the most affordable version of The Metamorphosis, this is the best fit I've found! It's clear and engaging, and has slightly simpler vocabulary than many. This means it would be great for a classroom setting or as a gift for a younger reader, a current English learner, or anyone who doesn't enjoy being sent to the dictionary when they're trying to enjoy a book. The story itself is fresh as ever--while this isn't personally my favorite of Kafka's work, I love the absurdism and the economy of language that he employs within it! I was very pleased with the binding quality as well, and there are several amusing graphics inside the book that made it just that bit more fun to read. The biggest selling point for me personally was the size-- I'm a pack rat, so it is often difficult to find books that will fit wherever I need them to. This has made a wonderful addition to my commute this week, for the price of a Starbucks order or a single decent sock. You can't go wrong!

The Trial: [Original Edition] Paperback â December 24, 2016 - Don't Buy This Version

Don't Like It: Initial Review here - is for this specific edition The Trial: [Original Edition] Paperback â December 24, 2016 - it's a cut and paste Gutenberg book project file in the super tiniest font. Impossible to read. I'm jumping over to another version and will re-visit with actual book review now that I can read that.The Trial: [Original Edition]

That one can waste away their life at a company (or with people) ...

The Metamorphosis is one of those books that you either read in high school or you never read at all. I heard so many people talking about The Metamorphosis and I thought that I wouldn't ever read the book and all of the puns, allusions and themes discussed between friends would just go over my head for the rest of my life. I finally decided to give the book a shot. I was quite surprised by how short the book is, and yet how relateable it is to my current life expectations and experience. The Metamorphosis is a book I would suggest to everyone to read. As I make my way from college to "being an adult" the concept discussed in the first part of the book I found to be the most relevant. Kafka discusses having a job and the expectations of having a job. That one can waste away their life at a company (or with people) that do not value you as a human being can do significant harm to your being. Anyways, great book, I'm happy I decided to read it.

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Título: Siddharta [Spanish Edition]

Autor: Hermann Hesse

Narrador: Joaquin Rodrigo Madrigal

Formato: Abridged

Duración: 3 hrs and 54 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 08-09-16

Editor: Alberich Ediciones Mexico

Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 21 votos

Categorías: Classics, European Literature

Resumen del editor:

La novela ambientada en la India tradicional, relata la vida de "Siddharta" , unjoven que se convierte en hombre para quien el camino de la verdad pasapor la renuncia y la comprensión de la unidad que subyace en todo loexistente. En sus páginas, el autor ofrece todas las opciones espiritualesdel hombre.Durante el relato "Hermann Hesse" propone las muy diversos encrucijadasespirituales en los que todo ser humano, de cualquier cultura y epoca, puedeencontrarse sobre los que aprovecha para reflexionar. Lo mas representativode la espiritualidad oriental al servicio del occidental. Todo un lujo literario queHermann Hesse resuelve con algo mas que oficio y profundidad. Su sencillez,su estilo poético, de gran belleza narrativa, su profundidad emocional, suespiritualidad y sensualidad hacen de esta novela una de las mas fascinantesexperiencias literarias.Hermann Hesse, Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1946.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Excelente!

Desde el comienzo hasta el final - maravilloso! lo disfruté al máximo. Especialmente recomendado para aquellos que buscan las fortalezas del espíritu.