Friday, June 15, 2007
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway, read by Donald Sutherland
Sutherland's gentle and thoughtful reading of Hemingway's 1952 classic is spot-on perfect. When an old fisherman from a Cuban village hooks a great marlin and is pulled out to sea, he must struggle to survive. Sutherland catches the cadence and intonation of Cuba even without much accent, as well as the weary determination of the old man.
Read AudioFile's full review and bibliographic info here.
Listen to the excerpt now (no download required). Time 2:45
Download the excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 2.6 MB
Add the Earshot! podcast feed to your RSS Reader and have the show delivered automatically (copy this link to your RSS reader).Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes.
Get iTunes for Windows or Mac here. Free!
Subscribe to the Earshot! podcast