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In the Ravine and Other Short Stories.(Audiobook Review)(Brief Article)
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Date: 20030701
Author:O'Gorman, Rochelle
ANTON CHEKHOV Naxos AudioBooks three CDs ****1/2
Before dying of tuberculosis at age forty-four, Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) produced some of the best short stories ever written. This superb audiobook--featuring classical music by Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky and narration by the always entertaining Kenneth Branagh--collects many of the dramatist's sharpest pieces. Branagh, whose audio projects include King Lear, The Little Prince and Frankenstein, gets under the skin of Chekhov's characters, conveying their idiosyncrasies and humor, heartaches and desires, with remarkable ease.
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