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McTeague

By: Frank Norris
Narrated by: Wolfram Kandinsky
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 Few works have captured the seamy side of American urban life with such graphic immediacy as Frank Norris's McTeague. Heredity and environment play the role of fate in this portrayal of human degradation in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.

McTeague, a strong but stupid dentist, marries Trina, introduced to him by her cousin Marcus Schouler. When Trina wins $5,000 in a lottery and increases the sum by shrewd investment, Schouler, who had wanted to marry Trina himself, feels cheated. In revenge, he exposes McTeague's lack of diploma or license.

Forbidden to practice, McTeague becomes mean and surly, but the miserly Trina refuses to let him use her money, and they sink into poverty. What follows is a descent into the ultimate crime - murder - and life as a fugitive, in a tale that moves toward its harrowing conclusion with the grim power and inevitability of classic tragedy.

Public Domain (P)1993 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Action & Adventure Classics Crime

Critic reviews

"Wolfram Kandinsky's razor-sharp narration leaves one eager to hear more of Norris's few but outstanding productions as a novelist." (Library Journal)
"The first great tragic portrait in America of an acquisitive society." (Alfred Kazin)
"The writing is easy and natural, the moral earnestness refreshing and the construction masterful." (Kenneth Rexroth)
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The novel McTeague can be summed up ln three words .Magnificent, magnificent , magnificent.
The audio rendering of this tale is excellent,if i come across Wolfram Kandinsky again i shall consider listening to him again
providing of course if the subject matter appeals to me.

magnificent

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The narration sucks and yeah this story hasn't aged well. It's an incredibly unconfortable listen

Pretty horrible

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