Título: Tobacco Road
Autor: Erskine Caldwell
Sinopse: Product Description [MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.] [Read by John MacDonald] Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, Tobacco Road is the story of the Lesters, a family of white sharecroppers so destitute that most of their creditors have given up on them. Debased by poverty to an elemental state of ignorance and selfishness, the Lesters are preoccupied by their hunger, sexual longings, and fear that they will one day descend to a lower rung on the social ladder than the black families who live near them. Caldwell's skillful use of dialect and his plain style make the book one of the best examples of literary naturalism in contemporary American fiction. The novel was adapted as a successful play in 1933. Review ''Caldwell displays a talent which is unique.'' --New York Times ''An original, mature approach to people who ignore the civilization that contains them as completely as it ignores them.'' --Nation''Mr. Caldwell's humor, like Mark Twain's, has its source in an imagination that stirs the emotions of the reader.'' --New York Herald Tribune ''A good many people will be shocked, but it is a story of force and beauty.'' --New York Post''Caldwell's book is . . . well served by this classy performance, which manages to highlight the realism amid the rambunctiousness.'' --AudioFile About the Author ERSKINE CALDWELL (1903-1987) was an American author known for his writings about poverty, racism, and social problems in his native South. As one of the first authors to be published in mass-market paperback editions, he is a key figure in the history of American publishing. Three of his books were made into movies, and the stage adaption of Tobacco Road made American theater history when it ran for seven-and-a-half years on Broadway.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Tobacco Road”, de Erskine Caldwell, publicado pela editora Blackstone Audio, Inc. e em 2012, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Ano: 2012-06-20
Edição: Unabridged MP3CD
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1455155349
ISBN13: 9781455155347
Sobre a editora
A experiência de leitura dos livros da editora Blackstone Audio, Inc. é marcada por narrativas densas e envolventes que transitam entre o suspense psicológico, a ficção histórica e a fantasia com elementos de aventura. O catálogo mostra obras que exploram conflitos humanos profundos, seja em contextos históricos complexos ou em mundos imaginários detalhados, com personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais e desafios intensos. A linguagem costuma ser direta, com ritmo que varia do tenso ao reflexivo, e há uma atenção clara à construção de atmosferas que prendem o leitor. As sinopses sugerem um equilíbrio entre histórias mais narrativas, com foco na trama e personagens, e outras que adotam um tom mais informativo ou analítico, especialmente em obras de não-ficção.
