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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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An unexpected turn of events transforms the novelty of life on the high seas into a nightmare. Going to sea with his best friend, the story's first-person narrator, Arthur Pym, travels the world and miraculously survives abominable horrors - mutiny, shipwreck, abandonment at sea, and hostile natives in the Galapagos. Narrator Adam Sims has a youthful, slightly raspy voice that ideally suits the young narrator. His articulate enunciation and measured pace are consistent throughout the story. To accommodate Poe's lengthy tangents, Sims shifts his tone to match the formality of the historical asides. Through his enthusiastic narration, Sims gives the listener an exciting rendering of Poe's only novel.
Summary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Poe's only full novel, is one of his most unusual works. A riveting story, told in the first person, it tells of a disastrous sea voyage involving storms, mutiny, starvation, thirst - and a mysterious conclusion. Jorge Luis Borges and Baudelaire were among those who rated it highly. This recording was timed to mark the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth.
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- Lauren Clarke
- 14-07-18
I hate leaving a book unfinished, but I really didn't enjoy this one. The story was slow paced and I really didn't like the narrator.
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- DaveN...
- 23-11-20
Balderdash
Poe is well known for his short stories, this being his only novel : thank goodness for that! Balderdash is too high praise for it. One gets the impression that he really was making this up as he went along, having no idea how to plausibly conclude the enterprise. It contains more maritime grid references than one could possibly want (somewhat similar to Moby Dick's numerous Cetology references). Adam Sims as a narrator lacks sufficient gravitas to engender any atmosphere into the performance. Perhaps Naxos wished to have a more youthful sounding narrator to match more closely the age of the book's main protagonist. The narrator's pronunciation of the word absurd (i.e. the U.S. "abzurd") may grate upon British ears - in which case do not attempt to listen to Adam Sims' rendition of Pessoa's "The Book of Disquiet".
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