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Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 09-14-05
- Language: English
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Regular price: $11.17
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Publisher's Summary
In Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Dostoevsky's life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place in the world. The book also includes selections from Dostoevsky's writings, a list of his chief works in English translation, a chronology of Dostoevsky's life and times, and recommended reading for those who wish to delve deeper.
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loved it!
Great overview of Dostoyevsky's life and works. The reader captures the tone of Dostoyevsky's atmospheric works
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Appetizer!
What made the experience of listening to Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes the most enjoyable?
I listened to this between Boston and Montreal, rolling between the mountains of New Hampshire guiding 80,000 lbs on my fingertips and the time flew by. This brief history of Dostoevsky,s life and writings just wet my appetite for more. So from Dostoevsky to Gogol, to Tolstoy, it's going to be many hours of interesting listening. Paul Strathern covered everything I need to know and won't hesitate to purchase others in this series.
Robert Whitfield is clear and animated.