An Autobiography

The Story of My Experiments with Truth

By: Mohandas - Mahatma K. Gandhi

Narrated by: Bill Wallace

Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always."
--Gandhi

In 1999, this book was designated as one of the "100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century" by HarperCollins Publishers.

A holy man to Hindus, a hero to Muslims, and a criminal to the British, Mohandas K. Gandhi was an inspiring figure of the 20th century, a man whose quest to live in accord with God’s highest truth led him to initiate massive campaigns against racism, violence, and colonialism.

From his youthful rebellion against vegetarianism, to his successful law practice in South Africa, his struggle with his own sexual excesses, and his leadership of the movement to free India from British rule, Gandhi describes the story of his life as a series of spiritual “experiments” and explains how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and inspired countless other nonviolent struggles.

Public Domain (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Narrator is not good at all

The narrator was good with the English words however struggled with the actual pronunciation Indian names of people and places

Narrator is Distracting

The narrator has really sharp "s" sounds that hurt my ears when I listen to this audiobook. Makes for a very distracting and painful experience.

4 stars if you like Gandhi, 2 stars if you don't

If you enjoyed the movie Gandhi you will probably enjoy this book. It adds more interesting details on a personal level. If Gandhi is not your thing the the book will not be a page turner.

A good biography

I wanted to read the book for very long. But I found no time. This audio book helped me. Gandhi explains himself in simple way. It is worth listening.

Inspirational

Absolutely refreshing. To hear about the blunders as well as the triumphs. Great read from start to finish

Why is a British man narrating Gandhi's autobio?

Where does An Autobiography rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

High for content, low for performance.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He mispronounces every 4th word. No idea what he's saying.

Autobiography of Gandhi: Self-Portrait of a Leader

I'm surprised for the life of Gandhi differs from the image of a mystic type of person. His strong character to carry things to completion and his austerity impressed me. My knowledge of Hinduism is scarce, however, to know that he did practice faithfully some costumes in the religion of Hindu like vegetarianism, fastings, no tasting alcohol for the reason of virtue while not knowing of God existabce, make me assert that he had a candid way of life while growing in the spiritual way ..
It is very unjust to say that he was not a holy man, since his calm and polite approach made him a leader in social justice and a champion of truthfulness, the later a scarce quality in Politics.

To have his life dedicated to defend those discriminated by race, economic status and religion by an abusive government of
traders and colonizers; made me aware of the reality of British trade colonies around the world. How the newcomers made themselves the highest rulers of the land,., changing the social estructure of those countries
His deep spirituality and his effort to be true to it, made him God fearing and abiding; even when He said that he did not know God, he acknowledged God not only as truth, but also as his succor in all his difficulties in life.
Overall, I am giving 4 stars due to the structure of the narrative, it deals with it as separate books in one.

Great book, Good enough narration.

The book itself is awesome, needless to say, just like the man who wrote it. Narration is good enough. Bill Wallace tried hard to imitate Gandhi's voice and I would say succeeded for most part. However, the narration clearly fell short of the mark when pronouncing the names of Indian leaders or villages. Considering that this book is a real treasure to own, I would have loved to see this book narrated by someone who can bring more nativity to the listener. John Lee from 'The White Tiger' would have been a perfect fit.

The Power of Truth

This was a very enjoyable and “eye opening” book. As a Christian, I was never taught on other religions except Judaism. I believe it is ignorant to disregard other religions. The country of India holds approximately 1 billion people itself.

This book gives you good insight into Hinduism culture, and along the way Gandhi searches to find the truth in other religions, such as Christians, Muslims, and sub groups of those whom practice different customs.

The book teaches that in the end, truth always prevails. No matter what religion you are, God is truth. Lastly, he teaches to remember we are all from the same God. Those who perform evil deeds are still our brothers and sisters, and we should never hold ourselves above anyone else.

I would recommended this book to anyone.

It will be great to have also the ebook

You should match the chapters and pages with the book the readers have others number and your list have no title for the chapters
The information should be full and follow the book
Another issue is who is the reader it should match with the story and its atmosphere
As actors in good movies
Your readers are like computers voices no sensibility
Is my opinion
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