Literary Criticism audiobooks

Thalia Book Club: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell with Author Susanna Clarke

By: Susanna Clarke

Narrated by: Symphony Space

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Susanna Clarke discusses and reads from her novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. Read more

Zitate zum Zuhören

By: Werner Kopelke

Narrated by: Werner Kopelke

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein treffendes Zitat würzt den Vortrag, stärkt das Argument und ziert den Redner. Dieses Hörbuch enthält 40 Redensarten und Sprichwörter aus aller Welt, zu vielen Themen passend, sorgfältig ausgewählt. Das Besondere an dieser Sammlung: Die Texte der Zitate werden mit interessanten, amüsanten und vertiefenden Erläuterungen zu deren Herkunft und... Read more

Friedell Lesebuch - Abridged

By: Egon Friedell

Narrated by: Gustl Weishappel

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Karl Kraus nannte ihn ein Sprachwunder - Egon Friedell, diesen Wiener Kulturphilosophen, Dramatiker, Schauspieler und Kritiker. Seine "Kulturgeschichte der Neuzeit" war ein Welterfolg. Friedells feiner Humor, sein liebenswürdiger Spott sind und bleiben der unvergängliche Ausdruck eines weltmännisch versöhnlichen, wahrhaft philosophischen... Read more

Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion.After narrowly avoiding a firing squad when he was just twenty-eight years... Read more

Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin

By: Marion Meade

Narrated by: Lorna Raver

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an exuberant group portrait of four extraordinary writers—Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dorothy Parker, and Edna Ferber—whose loves, lives, and literary endeavors captured the spirit of the 1920s.Marion Meade re-creates the aura of excitement, romance, and promise of the 1920s, when these literary heroines did what they... Read more

Dylan Thomas

By: Andrew Lycett

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 18 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In this authoritative, fresh, and compelling account of the extraordinary life and enduring work of Dylan Thomas—author of Under Milkwood, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Adventures in the Skin Trade, Portrait of the Artist As a Young Dog, and numerous poems and stories—Andrew Lycett peels back the layers of story that have accumulated around this... Read more

Her Husband

By: Diane Middlebrook

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Ted Hughes married Sylvia Plath in 1956, at the outset of their brilliant careers. Plath's suicide six and a half years later, for which many held Hughes accountable, changed his life, his closest relationships, his standing in the literary world, and the style and substance of his verse.In this stunning new biography of their marriage, Diane... Read more

Le futur de la vie terrestre

By: Hubert Reeves

Narrated by: Hubert Reeves

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Quels sont les 10 moments-clés de votre vie ? Quels sont les sept choix capitaux qui vous ont mené là où vous en êtes ? Qui sont les cinq personnes les plus importantes de votre monde et comment vous ont-elles façonné ? Read more

Finding God in the Land of Narnia

By: Kurt Bruner & Jim Ware

Narrated by: Nick Sandys

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In Finding God in the Land of Narnia, best-selling authors Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware explore the deep spiritual themes of redemption and grace found in the popular Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. With amazing clarity that captures the tone and style of C. S. Lewis himself, the authors offer a depth of insight that will surprise even... Read more

Thalia Book Club: Specimen Days with author Michael Cunningham

By: Michael Cunningham

Narrated by: Stacey D'Erasmo & Isaiah Sheffer

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Cunningham (The Hours) sits down with Stacey D'Erasmo to discuss his novel Specimen Days. Isaiah Sheffer reads an excerpt. Read more

Judy Blume

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeffrey Brown talks with author Judy Blume about her career writing for young people. Read more

Building Bridges

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen as Stephen King, one of America's most celebrated authors, shares his acceptance speech at the 2003 National Book Awards as he's awarded the illustrious Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation.

Each Autumn, in conjunction with the conferring of The National Book Awards in Fiction,... Read more

Kate DiCamillo: The Tale of Despereaux

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Author Kate DiCamillo tells the story of Despereaux Tilling and his love for music, stories, and a human princess named Pea in her book The Tale of Despereaux. In this interview, DiCamillo discusses what made her write about Despereaux, the prevalence of mice in children's literature, the darkness in her story, and more. Read more

Das goldene Herz (Ungekürzt)

By: Ulf Stark

Narrated by: Christoph Maria Herbst

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Ludwig hat sich verliebt! Und das ausgerechnet in dem Sommer, in dem er an einem Klavierwettbewerb teilnehmen soll. Eigentlich müsste er ständig üben und sich auf die Beethoven-Sonaten konzentrieren. Aber Ludwig denkt nur noch an eines: Wie sagt er Katarina, dem Mädchen mit dem knallroten Badeanzug und dem goldenen Herzen, auf die schönste... Read more

Carlos Eire: Waiting for Snow in Havana

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2003, Carlos Eire won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. He discusses his book Waiting for Snow in Havana with PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown. Read more

Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri talks about her first novel, The Namesake in this interview with PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown. It's the story of two generations of Indians from Calcutta becoming Americans. Read more

Lynne Cheney: A is for Abigail

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Jim Lehrer talks with Lynne Cheney about her new children's book, A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women. Read more

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

By: Sarah Vowell

Narrated by: Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, Stephen Colbert, Pau...

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From This American Life contributor and self-described “history nerd” Sarah Vowell comes a collection of humorous and personal essays investigating American history, pop culture, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell travels through the American past and in doing so ponders a number of... Read more

Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2003, author Jeffrey Eugenides won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel Middlesex. Jeffrey Brown talks to PBS NewsHour correspondent Eugenides about the book and his writing. Read more

Michael Beschloss: The Conquerors

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Terence Smith talks with Michael Beschloss about his new book, The Conquerors. Read more

Jane Leavy: Sandy Koufax

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Media correspondent Terence Smith interviews Jane Leavy about her book on baseball legend Sandy Koufax, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy. Read more

Sandra Cisneros: Caramelo

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In Caramelo, Sandra Cisneros tells the story of the Reyes family who has members and memories on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border. In this interview, Cisneros discusses the context of her novel, her personal connection to the characters, learning her family history, and more. Read more

Oscar Hijuelos: A Simple Habana Melody

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In this 2002 interview, Ray Suarez speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos about his new book, A Simple Habana Melody: From When the World was Good. It's the story of a Cuban composer whose 1928 Rumba composition, Rosas Poros, or Pretty Roses, takes Europe and America by storm. Read more

William F. Buckley: Nuremberg

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Author William F. Buckley tells the story of young German-American Sebastian Reinhardt who served as an interpreter during the Nuremberg trials of 1945 in his novel Nuremberg: the Reckoning. In this interview, Buckley discusses the synergy of fact and fiction in the novel, performing research, the impact of the trials, and more. Read more