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Historical Literature at its Finest

Revisado: 04-28-16

Would you consider the audio edition of The Polish Officer to be better than the print version?
George Guidall is the master of audio narration. In novels such as Furst's, where intonation is crucial and the unspoken in dialogue is as or more important than words said aloud, Guidall is at his apex.

What did you like best about this story?
The Polish Officer is not just one of the finest historical novels ever written, it is a true piece of literature. Furst's earlier night soldier novels are excellent, but in his depiction of a complex slavic man confronting the cruelty and complexity not only of the entire human race but his own mind and personality, the author surpasses Hemingway early and takes the war novel to a new dimension. Makes For Whom the Bell Tolled feel overwrought and obvious.

Which character – as performed by George Guidall – was your favorite?
Like in most of his other novels, ancillary characters supply much of the narrative's color. Poles, Russians, and French, men and women, nobility to those inhabiting the lowest levels of society: each character expands the reader's understanding of the setting both time and place. Furst's most interesting characters in his night soldiers novels are the nebbishy "losers" who nibble around the edges of war-torn Europe (Louis Fischfang, the screenwriter in Red Gold; S. Rosen in many of the novels, the short, fat, bald fatalistic covert agent with the shadowy past). In this novel he creates an ensemble cast of interesting bit players with whom you may fall in love. He even makes you like a German officer. Kind of.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
World War Two: This Time It's Personal.

Any additional comments?
If you ever listened to a performance of Albert Camus' The Stranger and enjoyed it, you will enjoy this book immensely. If not, you will still enjoy this book immensely.

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