The Trial
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2007
Reading Level
9-12
نویسنده
Rupert Degasناشر
Naxos AudioBooksشابک
9789629545994
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
In Kafka's iconic novel, bank functionary Josef K., arrested on unspecified charges, is swallowed up by a bizarre legal system with incomprehensible motives and purposes--a mix of Carrollian absurdity, Eastern European oppression, and nightmare. Rupert Degas's voice acting is understated and telling. His tones are varied and expressive, but appropriately grayed or minor keyed, giving the impression of an intimate, dreamlike, and vaguely threatening whisper. The reading is very British--with names pronounced as German (with an excellent accent), including K. pronounced as "KAH." That choice, while linguistically correct, may result in listeners missing the significance of Kafka's choice of the initial "K," as displayed in text. Still, the fine blend of performance and text is a menacing, seductive cocktail. W.M. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
A short note to narrator Geoffrey Howard: Breathe. Take one deep breath. Allow readers a chance to hear a pause so they can press the stop button and not miss anything. End of note. Actually, Howard has a great voice for this modern classic's new translation. (Don't fast-forward past his reading of the translator's note. It explains a lot.) Howard's British accent and deep monotone set the proper dark tone for the book. He stays away from character voices, and that works too because his inflections carry the story's emotions along. Indeed, Howard acts as our intellectual guide by emphasizing key passages and marking them as worthy of interpretation and discussion. If only he would take a breath once in a while. R.I.G. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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