There is, however, one thing to note about this audiobook: Gogol intended this to be a three-volume work. The reader does an excellent job, too his voices do slip here and there, but never for more than a second or two. Truly a masterpiece, presented here in a very good translation. The elusive "Russian spirit" is on every page. It has all the wit and linguistic dexterity of Dickens, and still is utterly and completely Russian. It's only fair to close by saying I've downloaded dozens of Audible titles over the years, and this is the first time I've had grounds for complaint. This has since been revised, but further adds to the unreliability of the Audible marketers when it comes to disclosing to the customer exactly what they're getting. When I initially download the book two weeks ago, the thumbnail they used was of the Vintage Classics edition, translated by the great Pevear and Volokhonsky. Given all the unemployed Ph.Ds out there, the company should consider hiring experts in specific fields of literature as editors to ensure this type of false advertisement doesn't happen again. I am deeply annoyed at the Audible editors who didn't take the time to realize this. These excisions allow the plot to lurch forward more briskly, but Gogol has much more to offer than plot. The edited text is missing somewhere between 8-10% of Gogol's prose, mostly big chunks of descriptive exposition and digressive ruminations on the writer's life as it relates to Russian society. But this is NOT an Unabridged reading of Dead Souls. OL5102568W Page_number_confidence 90.68 Pages 442 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211021215510 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 279 Scandate 20211020220359 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780679430223 Tts_version 4.Firstly, this is a serviceable translation of Gogol's masterwork, and narrator Tom Weiner does a better than average job of bringing the novel to life (though somehow his imperious tone doesn't quite suit the text). Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:11:42 Associated-names Pevear, Richard, 1943- Volokhonsky, Larissa Boxid IA40271801 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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