ABC Radio National, Australia’s public radio broadcaster, is airing a reading of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. All 15 parts are going to be available via online audio, but no podcast is available. Start HERE. The reader is William Zappa.
Posted by Jesse Willis
This reading is magical! Why cannot it be available on a CD? Zappa’s interpretation is truly stupendous!
You can always record it for future listening. I use a browser plugin called “FREECORDER” you can get that here:
http://www.freecorder.com
Conrad is by far my favouite English-language writer, and I have listened to many of his works as audiobooks. This is certainly one of the better renditions. Some of the readings are in Upper Class English accent that do not work at all with Conrad. Listening to William Zappa I am with Marlowe on deck of the boat in the Thames Estuary. I am with him on the steamer on the river. My only quibble is that this is an abridgement, which to me is an amputation of another great book. The 3 CD set is available through ABC shops for $30 – $35 Au. I think that it is good value.
It’s abridged? Aww, that sucks.