The Signal

Name: The Signal
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Vsevolod Garshin
ISBN: 9781987116717

Author: Vsevolod Garshin

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Red Door Consulting

Published: 11/19/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Short Stories, Suspense & Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

'The Signal' is the story of two peasants who work as track walkers on the railway, Semyon Ivanov and Vasily Stepanych. Semyon is grateful for his job and the hut and the vegetable patch which goes with it, but Vasily is discontented with his lot and constantly complains, including to his employers. This grumbling irritates the railway officials, and eventually the situation escalates, driving Vasily to take terrible revenge on the state railway.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Timothy

Being a fan of the the rail industry, this story struck a cord. The Signal offers a look into the working and living conditions of the peasantry, as well as a look into their day-to-day philosophy on life in general. The characters aren't the best developed and the translation is a bit sloppy, but i......more

Goodreads review by Louis

An interesting early story about Kantian ethical dilemmas and the duality of human nature. Between Ivan’s honesty and Kantian philosophy of duty and Vasily’s search for redemption, it embodies a lot of enlightenment discussions surrounding human nature. Also noticed strong thematic similarities to D......more

Goodreads review by Per

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Goodreads review by Megan

An interesting story and not much more......more