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Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Will Patton

Classics • 6 hrs. • Unabridged • © 1937

Hemingway’s episodic 1937 novel about the exploits of Harry Morgan and his fishing boat in Key West and Cuba benefits greatly from Will Patton’s gritty, understated reading. Patton’s quiet, craggy performance gives shading and nuance to the tough-guy talk in this dialogue-heavy book. The lightness of Patton’s voice and the close microphone also add an intimacy that pleasantly undercuts the harshness of Harry’s adventures. Scholars usually group this novel among the second-tier of Hemingway’s works, meaning that the autobiographical element holds greater interest than the literary artistry. Will Patton’s reading, however, largely offsets the novel’s drawbacks and makes hearing the book an edgy, disturbing experience. G.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 06/ JAN 07]

Trade Ed. • Simon & Schuster Audio • 2006

CD ISBN 978-0-7435-6442-7 $29.95 • Five CDs

DD ISBN 978-0-7435-6516-5 $17.95

 

Library Ed. • Recorded Books • 2006

CS ISBN $34.95 • Five cassettes

CD ISBN $49.75 • Five CDs

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