The Castaway Audiobook by Guy de Maupassant

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/47/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Castaway Author: Guy de Maupassant Narrator: Oliver Montgomery Format: Abridged Length: 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-13 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Genres: Classics, European Literature Publisher's Summary: This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically. It is this skilful and affecting blend of tragedy and comedy, of tears and laughter, which make Maupassant's Normandy Stories the enduring favorites they are today. Editorial Reviews: Narrator Oliver Montgomery's polished performance is suffused with emotional authenticity, and he evokes with great sensitivity Guy de Maupassant's unflinching exploration of human nature. An elderly woman and her lover visit the child they abandoned 40 years ago. Raised by a peasant family, their child has never had any contact with his true parents despite an anonymous settlement from his wealthy biological father. Montgomery contrasts the elegant voices of the bourgeoisie with the dull tones of the peasants, highlighting the impossible gulf between the two.