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Titel: Max und Moritz

Autor:: Wilhelm Busch

Erzähler: Rufus Beck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 1 hr and 41 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-10-08

Herausgeber: Quinto

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der Autor:

Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch, geboren am 15. April 1832 in Wiedensahl war das erste von sieben Kindern. Mit seinen satirischen Gedichten, Bildergeschichten und Texten wurde er zu einem der bedeutendsten humoristischen Dichter Deutschlands. Er arbeitete für die Münchener Zeitschrift "Fliegende Blätter". Seine Bildergeschichte "Max und Moritz", erschien 1865, kennt noch heute nahezu jedes Kind in Deutschland. Andere bekannte Werke sind: "Die fromme Helene", "Fipps, der Affe", aber auch viele Gedichtsammlungen, Erzählungen und Gemälde.

Der Sprecher:

Rufus Beck, geboren 1957 in Worms, studierte Islamwissenschaften, Philosophie und Ethnologie. Am Stadttheater Heidelberg nahm seine Theaterkarriere seinen Lauf. Er gewann 2000 den HörKules und den Kinder- und Jugendhörbuchpreis des HR2.

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Title: The Trial

Author: Franz Kafka

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 100 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Disoriented and consumed with guilt for a "crime" he does not understand, Josef K. must justify his life to a "court" with which he cannot communicate. The defendant can only ask questions, but receives no answers to clarify the surreal world in which he is compelled to wander.

Through the court's relentless bureaucratic proceedings and absurd juxtapositions of different hypotheses of cause and effect, the whole rational structure of the world is undermined. The trial of Josef K. becomes a chilling existential metaphor for life itself, where every sentence is a sentence of death.

Critic Reviews:

"Howard's British accent and deep monotone set the proper dark tone for the book....Howard acts as our intellectual guide by emphasizing key passages and marking them as worthy of interpretation and discussion." (

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Members Reviews:

dangers of a police state

I doubt that I can add much to what's been written about this book. I had thought that I had read all of Kafka's works, but somehow I had missed this cornerstone.

There are times when we feel that everyone else knows something, but we're somehow in the dark. Perhaps it's the halftime flash which our disinterest kept us from seeing. These times are even more sinister when the knowledge pertains to us. Perhaps our co-workers know we're being let go. Perhaps our prospective employers are getting negative reports behind our backs. This story is that paranoia on steroids: somehow almost all of society is part of an obscure police state and everyone around us is playing a role while we naively carry on with our achievements and status--winning the wrong game.

K evinces inviolability and rightness, yet the machinery of the omnipresent police state continues to draw the noose. Like Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, all are converting and turning, or perhaps unseen were already changed. Now it is K's turn and his choices lead impotently toward dissolution.

I can see why people liken Invitation to a Beheading to this book, but they are dramatically different. Both are absurd and surrealistic, but Nabokov's is bright balls and circus absurdity with almost everything out in the open. Kafka's is a nightmare absurdity of dark hallways, dead ends, false hopes, and entrapping sirens.

As to this recording, there are odd splices of another voice occasionally, but otherwise, the narration is quite good.

Its a Matter of Taste - Perhaps

Everyone knows about Kafka's The Trial and has enjoyed it in written form. I sought out this volume to revisit a classic for my own benefit. The reading was wonderful in this format and, of course, the writing was excellent. I did not, however, find this version satisfying and have reflected on this for several days.

I have come to the conclusion that some literature you enjoy for the printed word. Swann's Way: In Search of Lost Time comes to mind. There is a joy in absorbing the text by sight that I don't seem to get in listening to this classic.

The experience of other readers may well be different and I would encourage anyone to take a chance on the audio version of this work.

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Título: Pinocho [Pinnochio]

Autor: Carlo Collodi

Narrador: Carlos Muñoz

Formato: Abridged

Duración: 3 hrs and 34 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 11-26-07

Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc

Calificaciones: 3.5 de 5 de 5 votos

Categorías: Classics, European Literature

Resumen del editor:

The puppet that wanted to be a kid. One of the immortal characters of children literature is the wooden toy Pinochio, whose creator, the Italian Carlo Collodi, was a prominent representative of the romanticism of the 19th century, known by his moralist and educational style and remembered only by this children¿s book which has been translated into most languages and made into several movies. The famed actor Carlos Muñoz, movie, theatre, and TV star wanted, with this interpretation, to honor his father, the unforgettable Muñocito, who was one of the pioneers of the art of the puppeteers in America.

Opiniones de los miembros:

A brilliant abreviation

That's how a good editor abridges a book! You cut the merely repetitive parts, the out-of-date paragraphs, the massively odd sentences to get a quick, vital, modern version. I usually don't buy abridged audio but I think Pinocchio actually needed a bit of cosmetics... Bravo!

Poor Mr. Munoz is not really good at voicing several characters. He knows only two types: a high-piched, rather annoying one and a stentorious, quite laughable tone. At the end he mixes up everybody and dialogues became very confusing. But I think he does his best, la estrella cinematográfica that he is.

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Title: The Trial [Naxos AudioBooks]

Author: Franz Kafka, David Whiting (translator)

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-07

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 122 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The Trial is one of the great works of the 20th century - an extraordinary vision of one man put on trial by an anonymous authority on an unspecified charge. Kafka evokes all the terrifying reality of his ordeal.

Members Reviews:

Trials and Tribulations

I have always adored Kafka's work and being an attorney, I had to read this novel. The Trial is often considered Kafka's masterwork, despite being technically unfinished. Don't worry; this incredibly bleak story has a proper ending albeit a bit unpolished. This is the story of a truly dystopian legal system, eerily similar to our own in many respects, and K, our protagonist who isn't even aware of what he is on trial for. I won't describe the plot further for fear of spoilers, but I will say that the final two chapters still give me chills.

Also, I greatly preferred Rupert Degas' performance to George Guidall's version. Both men are good at their jobs, but Degas' tone is a far better fit for this kind story. Ultimately, I just can't say enough to praise this novel. Beyond highly recommended!

Slow & calm

I like this reading much better than the other two I have heard (George Guidall and Geoffrey Howard). The sedate, if somewhat mincing, tone seems just right. Rupert Degas does not try to voice-act, which probably couldn't be done anyway. A slow reading, as befits a text that is highly suggestive in almost every sentence. That's on the reading.

As for the book, need I say anything? If you are new to Kafka, this is probably the long novel you are most likely to find interesting. It is focused and well executed in comparison to the others. (Amerika, which is his first novel, seems unfocused because there is no obvious central or abiding motif. The Castle, which is his last, is not exactly well written throughout. Many of its passages may seem flat and boring unless you, the reader, are doing some active part.)

I find that the best way to read Kafka is to read it like some genre piece you read only for the action. Just to find out what happens, never bothering your head about the 'meaning' or anything like that. If the book is not interesting to you at that level, it's just not for you. Why bother when there are other books to suit other tastes?

To me, the most interesting passages in The Trial are Fraulein Burstner, Fraulein Montag, and the first visit to the advocate including Leni.

The least interesting are the opening scenes (the Arrest), the First Hearing, and the Cathedral (including the 'Before the Law' inset).

great performance of a modernist masterpiece

What made the experience of listening to The Trial [Naxos AudioBooks] the most enjoyable?

rupert degas' deferential tone is perfect pitch for the telling of the story. K is a character who is both confused and knowing, resigned yet impudent and degas' tone is so right that as david foster wallace put it:

"the deeper alchemy by which Kafka's comedy is always also tragedy and tragedy is also an immense and reverent joy"... comes right through.

What other book might you compare The Trial [Naxos AudioBooks] to and why?

the great gatsby.

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Title: Anna Karenina

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Narrator: Diana Quick

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-22-06

Publisher: CSA Word

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

One of the great love stories of our time. Anna is attracted to the dashing Count Vronsky and has to make a hideous choice.

(P)1994 CSA Telltapes Ltd.

Members Reviews:

Good book

I feel I'm not qualified to review this book. I'm just a regular guy, not a literature professor, but maybe my comments will be helpful to some. This book is really good. It's all about the characters. Many times while I was reading I wondered how all of this was going to end. It wasn't like a regular story where there's a pretty clear end goal, like get the bad guy, or solve the mystery. It was more like things are just happening and I wonder what's going to happen next. I thought maybe it's just going to stop abruptly, as if Tolstoy would just suddenly be done writing about all these characters, but it really did have a solid ending to conclude everything. Thinking back on the story I remember many ups and downs and tense moments and light hearted moments, it was very enjoyable and pretty easy to read.

One thing that really amazed me was how well Tolstoy could switch between different characters and settings. Everyone had distinct personalities and the way they were all portrayed was with so much compassion and understanding that as a reader I could really see parts of myself in everyone. There was no one character that I related to more than any other. I was able to relate to every single one of them differently. I believe this is the reason Tolstoy is considered a master.

The pace of the book is a little slow for me because I'm a slow reader, but in retrospect I feel like the pace was actually pretty good and it only felt slow because I had absolutely no idea where the story was going. Every chapter had something new happening and the story just strolled right along. Probably like riding a tractor for 50 miles. You've got plenty of time to look at all the flowers and clouds and barns and animals along the way, it takes forever, but it never stops moving.

It helped a lot to have this book on my kindle because towards the end there was more and more french that was easy to translate with the kindle. The port to the kindle was perfect. I saw no strange spacing or oddly misspelled words.

Overall I recommend giving this book a shot. Don't be discouraged by the length. I realize a reader may feel compelled to read this particular book just so they can say that they did. It's got that trophy book status. I feel like that's a bad thing though. If you find yourself a few hundred pages in and are interested in what's going on, then keep going. If however after a few hundred pages you feel like it's a chore to read, then don't bother, it's not going to suddenly become more interesting after any point in the book. It's very consistent, you can trust this author and the translation, the ending won't let you down, there will be no long lulls. What you get in the beginning is what you get through the entire book, it's very steady and very high quality writing.

A true classic!

I rate this as one if the best fiction books I have ever read, and I am a reader. It was very long, but not tedious. In fact it was such a page turner that I now need to catch up on sleep lost who!e getting through if. When I prichSed of I was just looking for something affordable. But now I have learned from those who know that this is a great choice because the translators knew Tolstoy and lived with him for awhile.

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Title: The Time Machine

Author: H.G. Wells

Narrator: Bernard Mayes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 296 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Wells' amazing view of the future, propelled forward from his own Victorian era to the present, serves both as classic science fiction and as a parable of the chasm between the working-class suffering and the upper-class privilege of his day.

Members Reviews:

Good Book

I have read this book a few times before. But this I time, I read it after reading H.G. Well's Outline Of History. Many of the same philosophical thoughts are expounded upon in both books. Wells writes about the evolution of the human race in The Outline of History, and about the devolution of the human race in The Time Machine. The Morlocks bear an erie resemblance to the Neanderthals, whom Wells described as being remembered in the human racial collective memory as the 'ogre' of mythological prehistory. The crabs and insects who ruled the Earth of the early Devonian Period 400 million years ago are described by Wells in Outline of History, and they are similar to the giant crabs he describes who rule the Earth at the end of the planet in Time Machine. For anyone who wishes the Time Traveler had spent more time in that deteriorated library/museum of the future, try reading Outline of History and Time Machine back-to-back. Good scientific knowledge mixed with some action-thriller moments.

Great Fun

Fantastic story and well narrated! It has been awhile since I read the original, and now I realize that the movies somewhat diluted / ruined the adventure. I highly recommend this one.

Old fashioned science fiction

I enjoyed this old science fiction story. The narration was good and reminded me of watching an old black and white movie. I wonder if he went forward to life in the future.

Good version

Although the story wasnt quite what i was expecting, it was still pretty good for its age.

Quick, Interesting, Easy Listen

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, this is an easy listen and is a great, classic book. It wasn't what I expected, but I enjoyed where the story went.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Could have definitely finished this book in one go. It was easy to digest and enlisted beautiful imagery.

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Title: Heidi

Author: Johanna Spyri

Narrator: Teresa Gallagher

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-23-05

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The evergreen tale of the Swiss orphan girl Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since its original publication in 1880.

Heidi comes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps where she befriends the animals and children, in particular the goatherd Peter. She is later taken away to the stern and confining home of the invalid Clara where she enriches the lives of those around her but longs to return home. After many adventures she returns to her grandfather's cabin in her beloved Alps.

Editorial Reviews:

Heidi - whose life is transformed when she is sent to live with her stern grandfather in the Swiss Alps - also joyfully transforms the lives of others - her grandfather's, of course, as well as that of Peter the goatherd and his granny. Teresa Gallagher performs all these roles and more with an astonishing range; her Heidi is girlish, bubbling, and impetuous, her Peter terse and sometimes sulky. Gallagher moves smoothly between these voices and then back to that of the narrator, never missing a beat. This carefully abridged version includes all one's favorite parts and invites younger and older listeners alike to enjoy this classic children's tale. A word of caution: Your children may want to eat nothing but bread, cheese, and goat's milk for days after listening.

Members Reviews:

Beware of this travesty- it's dull and stilted!

Beware, the beauty of literature is not in this edition! THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE PUFFIN IN BLOOM EDITION ONLY. Heidi is such an awesome story, the translation by Helen Dole reads so beautifully and engages the reader to follow closely along, to interact and enter into the adventure. This book has short sentences, as if to hand feed the reader so that they don't need to pay attention or engage. In other words- it's a dumbed-down translation!! Please don't deprive young readers of good literature! There is a place for simplified versions of books BUT that should be clear when purchasing that it isn't the original version and writing has been altered. This book changes the names of characters too. It is a travesty!! So, if all you want is a "pretty" cover - fine, but even the inside illustrations aren't good - it saddened me and I sent it back. Thank you, Amazon for ease of returns. Please be aware that Amazon sells different editions translated differently. Perhaps you'll find a new edition that is better than this one. I'm very happy with the used copy I found on Amazon with a copy write date of 1945. The illustrations are wonderful and the language is beautiful, and the names are not Americanized. The Puffin in Bloom edition has a character named Barbie.

Another Place and Time

This is a lovely story about family and redemption. Spyri does a wonderful job of bringing the Alps to life, so much so, you can almost feel the brisk snowy air and hear the wind whispering through the trees. It's a sweet little fantasy, and well loved by generations for a good reason. I read it as a child and revisited it recently, and it was just as I remembered it after 40 some years, even better in fact because I appreciate the deeper themes so much better. Human nature is one thing that doesn't change, and the story of Heidi gives a lot of talking points for parents and grandparents to share with children, probably the 9 to 11 year old crowd, both boys and girls.

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Title: War and Peace

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 61 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2214 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is clearly seen in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle, all of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual's place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as The Iliad.

War and Peace was translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude.

Members Reviews:

Glad I finally decided to read it

I downloaded a free study guide off the web and that helped me keep the characters straight in the beginning. The guide's critical analysis helped me enjoy the book even more. Be sure to let the first several hours wash over you. Just enjoy being swept along. Soon you'll remember who everyone is and be thoroughly engrossed. My dogs got extra long walks for a couple months! I was sorry it ended.

A Work of genius

I first read the book when in High School many years ago. Only now do I realize that much of the complexity and substance had escaped my first encounter.This is a timeless classic and a work of genius. The narration was superb. I was sorry to see it end.

Audible listens!

Subscribers asked for a better narrated version of the awesome "War and Peace," and quietly Audible recently offered this superb rendition. The narration is excellent and unlike the droning Zimmerman, Frederick Davidson brings the material and the characters to life. My opinion of Audible has risen substantially, and I am thoroughly enjoying one of the greatest novels ever written.

Amazing

First, a few technical notes:

- The translation used in the audiobook is the one by Constance Garnett.

- The actual length of the book is about 61 hours, since the last four hours (the epilogues) are repeated twice.

The narrator (whose real name was David Case -- he passed away in 2005) seems to provoke extreme reactions: some people can't stand him, others can't get enough of him. I happen to belong to the second class, and I believe he is especially suited for this novel. However, if you find his voice as irritating as some of the other reviewers, you should probably go for another version.

And now for the book itself. In "The Brothers Karamazov", Dostoyevsky writes: "Show a Russian schoolboy a map of the stars, which he knows nothing about, and he will give you back the map next day with corrections on it." Tolstoy is the ideal to which all such schoolboys aspire, and "War and Peace" is his greatest achievement. Not only is this immense work a novel, it is a place for Tolstoy to expound his views on the causes and persons of the Napoleonic wars, on the methods of historical research, on free will and (of course) the existence of God. I can't say that I found everything convincing or even interesting -- for example, he takes a lot of pains to demonstrate the Napoleon was not a military genius but a blundering fool -- but for the sheer complexity and ambition of this work I cannot help but award it five stars.

Five stars doesn't say it

My limited experience doesn't have a class for War and Peace. Well, I'm no Ph.D, but I've done a respectable stint with the classic.

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Title: The Secret of the Night

Author: Gaston Leroux

Narrator: John Bolen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-04

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The Czar assigns the redoubtable, French detective reporter, Rouletabille, to the case. It quickly becomes apparent that one of the General's own retinue is in league with the assassins! Why?

Members Reviews:

Hard to rate accurately

The narration was just too horrible to listen to the whole book, making it impossible to judge on the merits of the content. The accents are laughable and the reader seems bored at all other times; you can sense the places where they edited out the heavy sighs. If you're interested in the character, Audible also has the Mystery of the Yellow Room, which is well read and intriguing.

Narration is silly

The narrator does all the accents in some kind of Peppe Le Peu (the skunk). If you can get past that, the story is pretty good. Not nearly as good as Mystery of the Yellow Room, but worth reading. It too takes some overdramatic turns, but it eventually comes together. There are so few Gaston Leroux works that I recommend it.

Terrible Narrator

Would you try another book written by Gaston Leroux or narrated by John Bolen?

Would not listen to this narrator ever again.

What could Gaston Leroux have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Not as good as The Phantom of the Opera or The Mystery of the Yellow Room

How could the performance have been better?

Incorrect pronunciation, silly accents, tone never varies, pauses in inexplicable places clearly in defiance of punctuation.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Very Disappointing.

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Titel: Das kalte Herz

Autor:: Wilhelm Hauff

Erzähler: Klaus Piontek, Ulrich Mühe, Rolf Ludwig

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 59 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-01-04

Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Im Schwarzwald ist wohl eines der schönsten Märchen des Dichters angesiedelt. Es erzählt vom armen Köhler Peter Munk, der mit Hilfe des Glasmännleins zu Wohlstand gelangt. Der zerrinnt ihm jedoch bald zwischen den Fingern, und enttäuscht wendet sich Peter an den Holländer Michel, einen Waldgeist, der ihm anhaltenden Reichtum verspricht, wenn der junge Köhler dafür sein Herz hergibt und sich eines aus Stein einsetzen lässt. So verliert Peter alles Menschliche, verstößt seine Mutter, tötet zornig seine Frau und kann lediglich, voll unglücklicher Reue, durch die Ratschläge des Glasmännleins sein altes Herz zurückgewinnen. Eines der bekanntesten Märchen von Wilhelm Hauff in einer zeitgemäßen Hörspielfassung. Mit Musik von Christian Steyer.

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