
The Hamlet
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Narrado por:
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Joe Barrett
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William Faulkner
The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately plantation. Flem Snopes – wily, energetic, a man of shady origins – quickly comes to dominate the town and its people with his cunning and guile.
As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of William Faulkner's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview – where James Atlas interviews James Lee Burke about the life and work of William Faulkner – begins as soon as the audiobook ends.
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Charming
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Well-Read
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Each story was fascinating, with tales of trickery and veniality mixed in with occasional kindness and hope.
I certainly cannot fault the narrator, who does a wonderful job with accents and differentiating the different speakers. Having read (in print) other books by Faulkner, I knew that he loves a rambling sentence, and always tells a moving tale.
If I had read this book (in print) before, perhaps I would not have been as confused by the sometimes abrupt turns the stories took.
It's book well worth reading, beautifully narrated, but I would recommend that if you haven't encountered Faulkner before, or if you like obvious continuity, you get the print edition.
Great narrator, great book, better read than heard
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What did you love best about The Hamlet?
I did not "love" The Hamlet. I was fascinated by it, kind of like being fascinated by a snake. These are mostly not nice people Faulkner writes about. He's not mocking them. He's reporting.The images are vivid and the language is a treasure. I loved listening to the words. But it is not a comfortable book.
And We Thought Control Freaks Were a New Phenom
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Very well read.
Also includes an interesting conversation at the end.
Loved it.
Very well read!
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This is the first in the Snopes trilogy focusing on the decline of Southern aristocracy in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County with the concurrent rise of capitalism via the squirrely, cold-blooded and crooked Snopes family. The Hamlet explores the Snopes clan's early years as they rise to power while the mainstay families--the Compsons and the Sartorises--decline in wealth and influence.
Abner "Ab" Snopes, the family patriarch, moves his wife and two kids to Frenchman's Bend from parts unknown, and Ab begins life as a tenant farmer on Varner property. Someone learns that Ab might have once been a horse thief and the citizenry learns the hard way that he is also a barn burner. Ab's son Flem, who I guess one could call the anti-hero of the trilogy, begins his ascent in Volume I as a store clerk, up to landowner and entrepreneur trader.
A Faulkner oddity: Ike Snopes, a cousin, is a dim-witted ne'er-do-well who develops carnal attractions--unrequited, thank goodness--for a cow.
This has my interest enough to continue with the trilogy, but with no true sense of anticipation. As all but Light in August, one must be diligent and persevere to gain reward in its reading.
An interesting tidbit: I am fairly certain this is the only Faulkner novel made into a relatively big budget film or to see moderate success, as "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958), starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Angela Lansbury and Orson Welles, the last of whom has the absolute worst Southern accent that's ever made it to the silver screen.
The Long, Hot Summer
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Narrator
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Would you listen to The Hamlet again? Why?
Yes, I have listened to parts of it again.Have you listened to any of Joe Barrett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, his voice is so smooth and comfortable.Love Faulkner!
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Wrong Narator
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In Richard Ford's novel, Canada, which I read about the same time as listening to The Hamlet, I was struck by an artist character who explained that she painted ugly, plain, decaying buildings because it was their only chance to be beautiful. I'm thinking this is a way to look at ugly, ignorant and cruel behavior told in beautiful language. So I am still considering spending 2 more credits to complete the Snopes trilogy read so beautifully by Joe Barrett.
Their Only Chance to be Beautiful?
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