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Tobacco Road

Auteur(s): Erskine Caldwell
Narrateur(s): John MacDonald
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 Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, Tobacco Road was first published in 1932. It is the story of the Lesters, a family of white sharecroppers so destitute that most of their creditors have given up on them. Debased by poverty to an elemental state of ignorance and selfishness, the Lesters are preoccupied by their hunger, sexual longings, and fear that they will one day descend to a lower rung on the social ladder than the black families who live near them.

Caldwell's skillful use of dialect and his plain style make the book one of the best examples of literary naturalism in contemporary American fiction. The novel was adapted as a successful play in 1933.

©1932 Erskine Caldwell (P)1998 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classiques Tabac

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"Caldwell's book is...well served by this classy performance, which manages to highlight the realism amid the rambunctiousness." ( AudioFile)
"An original, mature approach to people who ignore the civilization that contains them as completely as it ignores them." ( The Nation)
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The fantastic narration kept me listening to the end of this trainwreck of a story. A display of beautiful vocal presence.

The insight into abject rural poverty and its associated mantality was appreciated.

However, the harsh tone and somewhat unbelievable stupidity of the events destroyed the book. Overall it just feels heartless, hopeless and athiest.

excellent narration, terrible story

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