The Duel

The plot centres around Laevsky, who is living in a small seaside town in the Caucasus after running away with another man's wife, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, amid dreams of starting a new life.

The dreams have come to nothing as Laevsky idles away his life drinking and playing cards, and Nadyezhda begins to have other affairs.
Laevsky's scheme to run away again, this time without his mistress, brings him into conflict with the rationalist Von Koren, who believes in Darwinian principles of natural selection and extinction of the weak and useless.

Matters come to a head when an outburst from Laevsky leads to a duel. Von Koren is determined to teach Laevksy a lesson. (Introduction by Phil) (5 hr 13 min)

Kapitel

Chapter 1	22:33	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 2	13:43	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 3	20:04	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 4	14:06	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 5	16:26	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 6	19:37	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 7	7:01	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 8	5:43	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 9	17:12	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 10	19:46	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 11	17:15	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 12	15:02	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 13	8:15	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 14	9:53	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 15	23:29	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 16	18:04	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 17	14:49	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 18	11:57	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 19	16:22	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 20	7:46	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths
Chapter 21	14:04	Gelesen von Phil Griffiths

Bewertungen

Reader Is Terrific!

(5 stars)

zobert

Story is fabulous, reader Phil Griffiths is too.

ok

(4 stars)

Jay and Katja Wilde

The temperament of the reader seems to match the main character. The style and topics of the Russian writers are distinct, I had to decide to get used to. I dropped other books but this is full of very interesting philosophy.

Wonderful story.

(4.5 stars)

Churchgirl

I just recently discovered Chekhov when I listened to The Schoolmaster and Other Stories. This novelette was a new side of Chekhov. I enjoyed the reader's style and cadence very much.

fantastic job!

(5 stars)

Nathan Explosion

Very excellent novel and reader!

Great Story, terrible reader

(3 stars)

James McGann

Decided to listen after recently watching the film. The story is full of deception and scandalous content. I fully recomend reading the translated version instead of listening to this audio, since the reader does NOT do Chekhov's wonderfully in depth characters justice. His voice put me to sleep despite the incredible action that is sure to delight the READER, not the listener. Not to this.