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A milestone in Russian realism, Turgenev's Hunting Sketches paint an almost mystical portrait of everyday life in Russian country villages. Times are harsh: in the isolated village where the coachman tries to get the carriage axle mended, the water is bad, even for the horses. Nevertheless, in the woods, where all is 'rippling, quivering in fleeting brilliance', old Kassyan chirrups to quails in answer to their calls. Moved by the obvious passion of the Russian narrator, Max Bollinger, the listener is transported to that world. Rachel Redford, The Observer, UK THE DISTRICT DOCTOR, a tightly woven story about a physician who shares a tale of falling in love with a young patient. Somewhat different or at least more dramatic than the other stories contained in Turgenev's short story collection, the characters are so well defined and the situations as the physician describes them are so touching that the story seeps into the mind and remains there. Despite the label as being a 'sketch', this story is a novella by our standards. It is a fine choice to complete this audio book with the other story from THE HUNTING SKETCHES, Kassyan of Fair Springs - a quiet reverie of nature and the impact it has on the writer. The work is more a meditation than a story and Bollinger treats it in a different manner: this story is delivered almost as an otherworldly sigh and conjures images not only from Turgenev's writing but also from Bollinger's reading that make it very lyrical. Grady Harp, USA
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Just as Max Bollinger's readings of Ivan Turgenev's THE HUNTING SKETCHES Book 1 are captivating, for this reader/listener Book 2 is even better, Especially THE DISTRICT DOCTOR, a tightly woven story about a physician who shares a tale of falling in love with a young patient. Somewhat different or at least more dramatic than the other stories contained in Turgenev's short story collection, the characters are so well defined and the situations as the physician describes them are so touching that the story seeps into the mind and remains there. Despite the label as being a 'sketch', this story is a novella by our standards.
It is a fine choice to complete this audio book with the other story from THE HUNTING SKETCHES, Kassyan of Fair Springs - a quiet reverie of nature and the impact it has on the writer. The work is more a meditation than a story and Bollinger treats it in a different manner: this story is delivered almost as an otherworldly sigh and conjures images not only from Turgenev's writing but also from Bollinger's reading that make it very lyrical. Grady Harp, July 11
It is a fine choice to complete this audio book with the other story from THE HUNTING SKETCHES, Kassyan of Fair Springs - a quiet reverie of nature and the impact it has on the writer. The work is more a meditation than a story and Bollinger treats it in a different manner: this story is delivered almost as an otherworldly sigh and conjures images not only from Turgenev's writing but also from Bollinger's reading that make it very lyrical. Grady Harp, July 11
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Continuing the Pleasures of Hearing Ivan Turgenev
26 July 2011
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Just as Max Bollinger's readings of Ivan Turgenev's THE HUNTING SKETCHES Book 1 are captivating, for this reader/listener Book 2 is even better, Especially THE DISTRICT DOCTOR, a tightly woven story about a physician who shares a tale of falling in love with a young patient. Somewhat different or at least more dramatic than the other stories contained in Turgenev's short story collection, the characters are so well defined and the situations as the physician describes them are so touching that the story seeps into the mind and remains there. Despite the label as being a 'sketch', this story is a novella by our standards.
It is a fine choice to complete this audio book with the other story from THE HUNTING SKETCHES, Kassyan of Fair Springs - a quiet reverie of nature and the impact it has on the writer. The work is more a meditation than a story and Bollinger treats it in a different manner: this story is delivered almost as an otherworldly sigh and conjures images not only from Turgenev's writing but also from Bollinger's reading that make it very lyrical. Grady Harp, July 11
It is a fine choice to complete this audio book with the other story from THE HUNTING SKETCHES, Kassyan of Fair Springs - a quiet reverie of nature and the impact it has on the writer. The work is more a meditation than a story and Bollinger treats it in a different manner: this story is delivered almost as an otherworldly sigh and conjures images not only from Turgenev's writing but also from Bollinger's reading that make it very lyrical. Grady Harp, July 11
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