2006-11-30 09:42:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Usually a novel has pieces removed when dramatised for radio. Sometimes scenes are cut out to save time, sometimes dialogue is altered to removed certain words (such as swear words), and sometimes the text is altered to take into account a voice actor can make themselves sound angry, sad etc without having to add "she said sadly" or "I shouted".
A complete and unabridged story has been transfered to CD word for word with no changes in format or duration.
2006-11-30 09:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Should mean that nothing has been removed. Oftentimes, audio books (whether on cassette or cd, whether fiction or nonfiction) are edited for length. If it's unabridged, you're getting the complete text.
2006-11-30 17:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Mark A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means it is the full version of the story - it hasn't been cut from what the author originally wrote.
2006-12-01 07:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by HB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the story is as it was originally written - nothing has been cut. It's not a condensed version.
2006-11-30 17:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by Caro 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means nothing has been edited out of the story, it's the novel in its "completeness."
2006-11-30 17:47:55 · answer #5 · answered by b-box 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That the entire book has been read aloud. They are often abridged (shortened) to reduce the length.
2006-11-30 17:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by purplepadma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they didn't cut any of the story out or change it in any way
2006-11-30 17:46:56 · answer #7 · answered by bdbarry09 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋