Rock Crystal
Adalbert Stifter
Read by Greg W.
On Christmas Eve, two children, a brother and sister, leave their grandmother's house in an Alpine village and get lost in the mountain snow. They become trapped among the rock crystals of the frozen glacier. This short and gripping novel, by 19th century Austrian master Adalbert Stifter, influenced Thomas Mann and others with its suspenseful, simple, myth-like story and majestic depictions of nature. Poet W.H. Auden called the work "a quiet and beautiful parable about the relation of people to places, of man to nature." (Introduction by Greg W.) (1 hr 52 min)
Chapters
01 - Section 1 | 15:57 | Read by Greg W. |
02 - Section 2 | 19:54 | Read by Greg W. |
03 - Section 3 | 14:52 | Read by Greg W. |
04 - Section 4 | 19:08 | Read by Greg W. |
05 - Section 5 | 20:53 | Read by Greg W. |
06 - Section 6 | 21:44 | Read by Greg W. |
Reviews
It should be pointed out that Maryann Moore was a translator for which we are t…
Amante
A LibriVox Listener
Slow start. But, relevant info for story. Short tear jerker
Rock Crystal
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
adam
Beautiful imagery. A descriptive and sweet story.