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Title: The Mark of the Beast
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Narrator: Walter Covell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-25-08
Publisher: Jimcin Recordings
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes
Genres: Classics, American Literature
Publisher's Summary:
A drunken Englishman disgraces the consecrated effigy of Hanuman,a sacred religious figure to the Hindus. As results a leprous "Silver Man" marks him with a hideous curse. The ensuing days and nights bring strange terrors to the now repentant Englshman.
(P)1987 Jimcin Recordings
Editorial Reviews:
Bombay-born English writer Rudyard Kipling explores cross-cultural conflict in "The Mark of the Beast".
The 1907 Nobel Prize winners story, first published in 1890, is about a newcomer to India named Fleete. When the Englishman obliviously puts out a cigar on a holy statue in the temple of Hanuman, a priest bites him. The bite causes a violent transformation within Fleete, and his friends must find a cure for his madness.
Walter Covell uses a genteel British accent that suits Kiplings 19th-century fable about the perils of cultural insensitivity.
Members Reviews:
Brevity is Wit
I bought this book because I wanted a short length listen that I could relax with. I was not familiar with the book at all, I had only heard of the author. I was tremendously impressed with the book. A fabulously told short story that I am sure I will listen to many times. The Narrator does a very fine job, very believable as the story teller. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.