THE CONFUSIONS OF YOUNG MASTER TÖRLESSBy Robert Musil
Read by Jamie Parker
6 hours 25 minutes
Robert Musil (1880-1942) is best known for his enduring masterpiece The Man Without Qualities, one of the great European works of the 20th century. But it was with The Confusions of Young Master Törless first published in 1906, a challenging but very different work, that he signalled his extraordinary talent. Continue Reading →
THE NOTEBOOKS OF MALTE LAURIDS BRIGGEBy Rainer Maria Rilke
Read by Jamie Parker
8 hours 9 minutes
This remarkable book is the only novel by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), the greatest German-language poet of his time. It is, in a sense, a true curiosity – dark and intense – and possesses, not surprisingly, strong elements of autobiography. The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge), has even been described as an anti-novel. Continue Reading →
Jamie Parker, the multi-talented actor equally at home in film (Valkyrie, The History Boys, 1917) and on the stage (Harry Potter, Shakespeare including Henry V), High Society) is also an accomplished audiobook reader. These range from classics such as Far From the Madding Crowd and Under The Greenwood Tree to Chris Ryan SAS adventures and Fantasy as well as documentaries. The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is his first recording for Ukemi Audiobooks.
