The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot (Library Edition Audio CDs) (Audio Theatre Collection)

Product Description

Dostoyevskys titanic novels are transformed into spellbinding drama. The passionate Karamazov brothers spring to life, led by their rogue of a father, who entertains himself by drinking, womanizing, and pitting his three sons against each other. In The Idiot, meet the childlike Prince Myshkin, as he returns to the decadent social whirl of St. Petersburg. The two most beautiful women in town compete for his affections, in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.
A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: (The Brothers Karamazov) John de Lancie, Sharon Gless, Arye Gross, Harry Hamlin, Kaitlin Hopkins, Joseph Mascolo, Richard Hoyt Miller, John Randolph, John Rubinstein, Tom Virtue and Ping Wu; (The Idiot) Edward Asner, Kate Asner, Angela Bettis, Arye Gross, John Kapelos, Robert Machray, Jon Matthews, Johanna McKay, Paul Mercier, Laurel Moglen, Michael Rivkin, Peggy Roeder and Douglas Weston.

About the Author

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) is the 19th century Russian author. He turned to writing as a profession after a brief military career, publishing his first novel, Poor Folk in 1846. His novels explored the psychology and moral obligations of modern man, and he is famous for creating the “underground hero,” a protagonist alienated from society and in search of redemption.

From the Inside Flap

Dostoyevsky’s titanic novels are transformed into spellbinding drama. The passionate Karamazov brothers spring to life, led by their rogue of a father, who entertains himself by drinking, womanizing, and pitting his three sons against each other. In The Idiot, meet the childlike Prince Myshkin, as he returns to the decadent social whirl of St. Petersburg. The two most beautiful women in town compete for his affections, in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.
Two L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performances.
The Brothers Karamazov: John de Lancie, Sharon Gless, Arye Gross, Harry Hamlin, Kaitlin Hopkins, Joseph Mascolo, Richard Hoyt Miller, John Randolph, John Rubinstein, Tom Virtue and Ping Wu.
The Idiot: Edward Asner, Kate Asner, Angela Bettis, Arye Gross, John Kapelos, Robert Machray, Jon Matthews, Johanna McKay, Paul Mercier, Laurel Moglen, Michael Rivkin, Peggy Roeder and Douglas Weston.

Review

Two of Dostoyevsky’s novels are presented as powerful plays by David Fishelson. —
Library Journal, August 1997