Stamboul Train

By: Graham Greene

Narrated by: Michael Maloney

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Aboard the Orient Express as it heads across Europe towards Constantinople, a relationship develops between Carleton Myatt and Coral Musker, a naive English chorus girl. Around them a web of espionage, murder and lies twist in this spy thriller.

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A classic story wonderfully read

A story by Graham Greene that reminds us why he is regarded as a master story teller. The narration by Michael Maloney is superb--he does a wide array of voices with perfect pitch.

Study of a society at the crossroads

A character study of life paths thrown together, linked, and decoupled changing their paths forever. A wonderful group of voices, read with theatrical flare. Totally enjoyable!

Great thriller from the 30's

I loved this book, and the narration. It gives you a good feel for Europe in the late 20's and early 30's.

Bitter-sweet. My First G.Greene Novel

I confess this was my first exposure to Graham Greene's writing. And what a collection of characters.
To me, the story boils down to a heightened mix of good intentions, nobility and scrabbling criminality. Self-interest is trump.
The narration was excellent, the characterization was distinct without getting cartoony.
I'll probably come back to another Greene novel in the future.

Cool Characters, Well Paced

The performance is excellent, but the period's--and Greene's, supposedly--prejudices are somewhat alarmingly on display in this compelling, small-stakes, quasi-spy tale.

Fun adventure on the train

Fun easy reading following different characters on the way to Istanbul. This was lighter in themes than greene's "the end of the affair."

Poignance and Power on the Orient Express

With themes of sacrifice and betrayal Greene's Stamboul Train/Orient Express/Stamboul Express is able to provide a moving bio-dome of the human experience on this train headed to Constantinople. There is a definite reason trains are so often used in literature and film. The sealed quality, the movement, the modernity gives the writer room to experiment with characters and themes in a way that others settings would make difficult.

This isn't a major Greene novel. Greene definitely wrote better as he matured. But, for those who love Graham Greene's approach to literature and story-telling, this book is a must. Greene's characters are amazing in their capacity for love, sacfrice, betrayal and tragedy. That is what makes Greene's novels so compelling and his characters so beliveable.

Maloney does an admirable job at letting the novel speak for itself. He illuminates the text without distracting the reader from it.

first rate listen!

This was a very satisfying "read", well written and very well read. Worth it -

Do not pass it up

One of his early works Greene said "In Stamboul Train for the first and last time in my life I deliberately set out to write a book to please, one which with luck might be made into a film. The devil looks after his own and I succeeded in both aims". Very well read, this is great reason to listen to books.

Jam Packed Adventure

Graham Greene is unsurpassed when defining exquisite character nuance. Enjoy the journey through the eyes of the characters on the train as beautifully narrated by Michael Maloney. The only negative is that the story ended abruptly.