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Classic French Short Stories, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 07-20-06
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audio Connoisseur
Regular price: $16.80
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Publisher's Summary
Filial Sentiments of a Parricide by Marcel Proust
In this extraordinarily sensitive and penetrating psychological story, a series of letters from a family friend reveals far more than expected in hindsight.
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A mysterious man follows a nun to her hiding place in order to say a midnight mass.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-31-16
Great intro to French lit
Dumas has written so much that is classic, it's easy to overlook the other great storytellers of France. This volume makes for a good introduction.
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- Sam Duggan
- 03-01-16
Perhaps the most terrible reading of anything ever
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I found it nearly impossible to get anything from this because both performance & presentation are so bad. The reading manages to be both overblown and robotic. Clearly the reader has little or no real engagement with the material & falls back on bad acting, cliche and guesswork where understanding, subtlety and nuance are required. A real shame as I was pleased to find some English translations of classic French literature on audible.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Classic French Short Stories, Volume 1?
The appalling & off putting music springs toMind
How could the performance have been better?
In so many ways. Nuance, subtlety & a sense that the reader had engaged with the texts would be a start though.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Great writing.
Any additional comments?
More translations of French lit would be nice. Particularly if done well.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Kieran
- 10-07-07
Computer or human
Could not work out if the narator was human, or a computer. The voice often sounded like a voice recogniton programme. Not the easiest listen from Audible.
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