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Book & Author Page Issues > The Metamorphosis: Need clean up and separate

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J_BlueFlower (j_from_denmark) | 494 comments There are two separate entries of Benedict Cumberbatch reading Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

As far as I can tell these are identical readings for BBC from 2014. One in four parts at about 24:45 minutes each and the other in two parts of about 49:40 minutes each.

The first can be found here:
https://www.openculture.com/2015/05/h...

They are both abridged. Kafka’s original version is around 2 hours and 11-20 minutes and while Cumberbatch/BBC’s version is 1 hour 38.

HOWEVER they first one is combined with other publications of Kafka’s un-abridged while the second is not. This needs cleaning up.


Arenda | 26447 comments Looks like someone has combined them.
Abridged editions should be combined with regular editions. (Abridged editions should be distinguished from adaptations, which should not be combined with the original edition.)


J_BlueFlower (j_from_denmark) | 494 comments Arenda wrote: "Abridged editions should be combined with regular editions. "

Are you sure? Can you point me to where in the Librarian Manual? I could not find anything. Search for both Abridged and Abriviagted


Arenda | 26447 comments This thread in the Librarians Group explains: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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