Mr. Sammler's Planet

Seventyish, world-weary, Holocaust survivor, and keen observer of people, Mr. Artur Sammler incisively comments on civilization, the human condition and contemporary culture as he trudges through New York City. Kandinsky's voice is the perfect complement to Bellow's carefully polished words and phrases. He deliciously savors and expands upon every nuance. Kandinsky's repertoire of accents and characterizations is outstanding, and he breaks form only a few times. Brilliant in print, this audio production will entice a new generation to experience the wit and intelligence of a work that has matured like fine wine since its introduction in 1970. E.E.L. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine


It's as much about the language in Saul Bellow's 1970 novel as it is about the philosophical, and what better narrator to handle Bellow's complex characters, ideas, and luscious layering of words than AUDIOFILE Golden Voice George Guidall? Arthur Sammler is a Polish refugee--a Holocaust survivor with only one good eye. But that doesn't keep him from seeing. Guidall portrays the septuagenarian Sammler as an observer of the human condition. He calls himself a "registrar of madness." He worries about everything from human optimism to human suffering. He is "sorry for all and sore at heart." Sammler's encounter with a pickpocket, his anxiety about his daughter, his other familial concerns--Guidall recounts them all. But it's Bellow's language that resonates in his expert performance. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award � AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine