Harvey C. Mansfield
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Hiob
- By: Joseph Roth
- Narrated by: Hans Paetsch
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Mendel Singer ist ein jüdischer Bibellehrer im Russland des Zaren. Stets bemüht, den Gesetzen Gottes zu gehorchen, tut er sein Möglichstes, um für seine Familie zu sorgen. Doch nicht nur die Epilepsie seines jüngsten Sohnes stellt seinen Glauben auf eine harte Probe - Familie Singer erleidet immer neue Schicksalsschläge, die Mendels Frömmigkeit zutiefst erschüttern. Als sich die politische Situation in Russland zuspitzt, emigriert die Familie Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in die USA. Erwartet sie dort die Wende zum Guten?
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A gift for language comparable to Nabokov
- By Harvey C. Mansfield on 01-25-23
- Hiob
- By: Joseph Roth
- Narrated by: Hans Paetsch
A gift for language comparable to Nabokov
Reviewed: 01-25-23
Wonderful. Tender and harsh, evocative and precise, a story of the old world and the new, marriage, children, hardship, loss of faith, joy.
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The Portrait of a Lady
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 21 hrs and 31 mins
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When Isabel Archer, a young American woman with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as "a place of brightness, of free expression, of irresistible action". She turns aside from suitors who offer her their wealth and devotion to follow her own path.
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Bleak and believable
- By Karen on 04-26-09
- The Portrait of a Lady
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Wonderful narrator, exquisite writing, but something is off
Reviewed: 10-16-21
Basically, I do not like how little we actually get to know the characters so that James can pull off the grand reveals and plot twists (of sorts) at the end. Will reread at some point but I felt a little betrayed as a reader, and underwhelmed.
Stylistically he reminds me of John Singer Sargent, a master of his craft, an absolute master, but somehow without revealing enough about his subjects.
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