The Confidence-Man
11 hrs. 3 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Herman Melville
Author
Herman Melville
Narrator
Igor Taradaykin
Narrator
Igor Taradaykin
Description
MediaBook Studio presents the audiobook “The Conman and His Masquerade”—the ninth and final novel by Herman Melville, the famous American writer, poet, and sailor. Best known as the author of the classic novel “Moby-Dick.” The book is read by the popular performer, film actor, and well-known voice actor Igor Taradaykin.
The central character is the embodiment of the devil. He makes his way aboard the steamboat “Mississippi” on Fool’s Day, intending to play cruel pranks on unsuspecting passengers—their diverse reactions and form the main part of the text. Each of them, including the reader, must control the degree of their own trust. The novel is written as cultural satire, an allegory, and a metaphysical treatise touching on timeless values such as sincerity, morality, faith, self-interest, irony, and cynicism. Critics place “The Trustful Man” alongside Melville’s “Moby-Dick” and “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” and some even believe the novel served as the basis for the idea of “The Master and Margarita” after Michael Bulgakov read it.
The central character is the embodiment of the devil. He makes his way aboard the steamboat “Mississippi” on Fool’s Day, intending to play cruel pranks on unsuspecting passengers—their diverse reactions and form the main part of the text. Each of them, including the reader, must control the degree of their own trust. The novel is written as cultural satire, an allegory, and a metaphysical treatise touching on timeless values such as sincerity, morality, faith, self-interest, irony, and cynicism. Critics place “The Trustful Man” alongside Melville’s “Moby-Dick” and “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” and some even believe the novel served as the basis for the idea of “The Master and Margarita” after Michael Bulgakov read it.
