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A Slav Soul and Other Stories by Aleksandr Kuprin (1870 - 1938).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-slav-soul-and-other-stories-by-aleksandr-kuprin/

Novelist and short story writer Alexandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938) was one of the most widely read authors of his time. Nabokov called him the Russian Kipling for his stories about people who are often "neurotic and vulnerable". Many films and radio programs based on his works have been produced. These 15 short stories, typically “artful studies of abnormal states of mind”, were selected from various sources.
The collection includes “Easter Day” (a chance meeting); “The Picture” (intense envy); “Hamlet” (a fading actor); “The Last Word” (a psychotic confession); “Dogs' Happiness” (strays in jeopardy); “A Clump of Lilacs” (a wife’s ingenuity); “Anathema” (a curse); and “Tempting Providence” (homeward bound). “The White Poodle" and "The Elephant”, appropriate for all readers, were intended by the author to be read aloud to children.
( Lee Smalley)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57036
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard



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    This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

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    [*] Project Code: Am2xthQJ



    [*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Aleksandr Kuprin) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kuprin

    [*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
    [*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 16
    [*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
    [*]Original publication date (if known): 1916
    [*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: Short Stories

Keywords that describe the book: Russian Short Stories; Neuroses; Abnormal states of mind; Character-driven; Serious.

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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):
  • "Chapter [number] of A Slav Soul and Other Stories. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Say:
    "A Slav Soul and Other Stories, by Aleksandr Kuprin. [Chapter]"


For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
  • "Chapter [number] of A Slav Soul and Other Stories by Aleksandr Kuprin. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Only if applicable, say:
    "[Chapter title]"
END of recording:
  • At the end of the section, say:
    "End of [Chapter]"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
    "End of A Slav Soul and Other Stories, by Aleksandr Kuprin. "

There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

[*]Example filename slavsoulandotherstories_##_kuprin_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. slavsoulandotherstories_01_kuprin_128kb.mp3)

[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Aleksandr Kuprin
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: A Slav Soul and Other Stories


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Last edited by Leesma on August 21st, 2018, 3:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
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DPL is Icequeen.
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This one looks interesting! Russian stories are always great as far as I am concerned! I will move us as soon as I know you have seen this.
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Yep, seen it!
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Awesome! Here we go!
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Introduction is up, and we're under way. (Really! :) )
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The introduction is PL OK!
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Here's story I.

Somewhat reflective of some of the events in the news these days.
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Sec. 2 is ready.

(Huh? What was he smoking while writing this one?)
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Exactly! Sections 1 and 2 are PL OK!
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Here's Story 3, Ann.

It's still early going, but I can see we're in for quite a variety of characters and themes.
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Here's story 4.

We're having heavy-duty hot and humid weather, so it's nice to have some nice cool stay-at-home LV work to do these days.
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Leesma wrote: July 2nd, 2018, 5:40 pm Here's Story 3, Ann.

It's still early going, but I can see we're in for quite a variety of characters and themes.

I love listening to these Russian stories, they seem to always have interesting characters and themes! Story 3 is PL OK!
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The Russians seem to have made a specialty of tortured souls. Take 5, for instance.
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And the Russians suffer so well! Story 4 is PL OK!
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