The Double: A Petersburg Poem (Version 2)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Read by Magda Wilde
In this classic novella, the life of a drab office clerk named Golyadkin begins to be haunted by his "doppelgänger," a man identical to him possessing all the charm and charisma Golyadkin lacks. This double shows up over and over again, succeeding in the things Golyadkin has failed to do throughout his life. As this double infiltrates himself more and more into Golyadkin's life, the reader is left wondering who he is and what his purposes might be. - Summary by Magda Wilde (5 hr 57 min)
Chapters
Chapter I | 14:22 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter II | 22:01 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter III | 16:56 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter IV | 28:36 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter V | 18:16 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter VI | 29:07 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter VII | 21:07 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter VIII | 29:53 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter IX | 43:45 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter X | 47:51 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter XI | 24:57 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter XII | 26:11 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Chapter XIII | 34:06 | Read by Magda Wilde |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
A strange early Dostoevsky work performed by a talented young reader. Similar to his forerunner Gogol and his descendant Kafka. Listen to get a sense of early artistic experiments that D. refined in his later career, or to witness the utter humiliation of the hapless protagonist.
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Wendy McDonnell
One of the first cases of identity theft. Book was sure far and beyond what I thought it would be. What with Dostoyevsky endings not always happy, I held my breath to the end. It’s I fine book with a fun reader. Enjoy!