Literary Criticism audiobooks

Outside Literary Studies

By: Andy Hines

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook edition of this book. A timely reconsideration of the history of the profession, Outside Literary Studies investigates how midcentury Black writers built a critical practice tuned to the struggle against racism and colonialism.
 
This striking contribution to Black literary studies examines the practices of... Read more

The Bell Pepper

By: Sherman T. Hancock

Narrated by: Ricky Rabar

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

All dick is not the same! Some are long, and some are short. Some are skinny, some are girthy, some curve, and some have extra skin covering the head. I can repeatedly list countless differences we hear about through comedians, influencers, personalities, and radio and talk show hosts. You see women discussing it on various platforms, laughing... Read more

1984

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Konstantinos Lagos

Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A world where every human right has been violated and every notion of freedom and individuality is abolished. A world where Big Brother monitors everything through advanced technology devices. A world where the war against an invisible enemy never ends, thoughts go underground and any deviation from the dictates of the regime is punished... Read more

Dokhyojogyo

By: Sanjib Chattopadhyay

Narrated by: Anindya Sengupta

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

বড় হয়ে আর শৈশবে ফিরে যাওয়া যায় না কখনো। কিন্তু ছোটবেলার সেই ছুটোছুটি আনন্দ খেলা সব স্বপ্নের মতো মনে হয়. সেই মন ভালো করা সুন্দর মিষ্টি স্বপ্নের জগতের নানান ঘটনা আর মুহূর্ত নিয়েই সঞ্জীব চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের লেখা তিনটি গল্পের সংকলন - দক্ষযজ্ঞ, শুধুমাত্র স্টোরিটেল -এ! Read more

La Isla del tío Robinson

By: Julio Verne

Narrated by: Jorge Ramírez

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

"La Isla del tío Robinson" es una novela escrita por Julio Verne, uno de los grandes escritores de ciencia ficción y aventuras del siglo XIX. Publicada por primera vez en 1882, la historia sigue las peripecias de dos jóvenes náufragos, Pencroff y Cyrus Smith, quienes quedan varados en una isla desierta después de un naufragio. Pronto descubren... Read more

Retrato de una Dama

By: Henry James

Narrated by: Jorge Ramírez

Length: 24 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"Retrato de una dama" es una novela icónica escrita por Henry James y publicada por primera vez en 1881. La historia sigue la vida de Isabel Archer, una joven y atractiva americana que hereda una considerable fortuna. Con su nueva independencia económica, Isabel se embarca en un viaje por Europa y se encuentra con una serie de personajes... Read more

Madame Bovary

By: Gustave Flaubert

Narrated by: Jorge Ramírez

Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Madame Bovary es una novela clásica escrita por Gustave Flaubert y publicada por primera vez en 1856. La historia sigue la vida de Emma Bovary, una joven mujer casada con un médico de provincia en Francia. Insatisfecha con su vida monótona y aburrida, Emma se embarca en una serie de aventuras amorosas y busca escapar de su realidad a través de... Read more

The Book That Changed Me: 20 Essays on Influential Literature

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Various

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Part of BBC Radio 3's 'The Essay' strand, The Book That Changed Me features writers, academics and other eminent professionals discussing the literary works that have had the greatest impact on their lives.

This fascinating selection contains some of the best episodes from the series, including legendary songwriter Steve Earle on Truman Capote's... Read more

Ulises

By: James Joyce

Narrated by: Jorge Ramírez

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Ulises" es una novela magistral escrita por James Joyce y publicada por primera vez en 1922. Considerada una de las obras más importantes de la literatura del siglo XX, la novela sigue el transcurso de un solo día, el 16 de junio de 1904, en la vida de tres personajes principales: Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom y Molly Bloom. Ambientada en... Read more

La contadora de películas

By: Hernán Rivera Letelier

Narrated by: Nicolás Jofré

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Toda la magia del cine en una novela original y llena de encanto POR EL GANADOR DEL PREMIO NACIONAL DE LITERATURA DE CHILE 2022
«Yo digo que la vida perfectamente puede estar hecha de la misma materia de las películas.» Cuando al poblado llega una de Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper o Charlton Heston, en casa de María Margarita se juntan las... Read more

Bibliotecas

By: Katya Adaui, Selva Almada, Jazmina Barrera, Jor...

Narrated by: Cecilia Bona

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué define una biblioteca? ¿Hay algo que podamos decir que "es" una biblioteca? ¿Un mueble? ¿Una cantidad de libros determinada? Con este libro nos vamos a dar cuenta de que no hay una definición única. Están quienes fusionan sus bibliotecas al casarse y quienes, al irse a convivir con otra persona, prefieren mantenerlas separadas. También hay... Read more

Ercilla y las contradicciones del imperio

By: Patricia Cerda Pincheira

Narrated by: Vanina García

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Cerda, una de las más importantes exponentes de la novela histórica chilena, reconstruye la historia del poeta soldado Alonso de Ercilla, autor de La Araucana.
Ercilla y las contradicciones del imperio narra los periplos de un autor tan adelantado como talentoso, testigo privilegiado de la conquista española y los abusos que sus... Read more

Historias de los profetas (contadas a los niños)

By: Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

Narrated by: Qasim Barrio

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Historias de los Profetas (contadas a los niños) presenta las vidas de los principales Profetas de Dios. Estas historias han sido usadas como material didáctico en todo el mundo árabe e islámico, pues no sólo los adultos deben ser instruidos en las enseñanzas puras del Islam, sino que también los pequeños necesitan de ese alimento, para... Read more

No voy a traicionar a Borges

By: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Narrated by: María Espinosa

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero comenzó a leer a Borges en la década de los setenta, en su casa natal, en León. Pasan los años y adquiere, como tantos otros, la sensación, nada fatigosa, de que se ha convertido en un relector del escritor argentino. En 2001, se le brinda la oportunidad de prologar una edición de Ficciones y conoce personalmente a... Read more

La orgía perpetua

By: Mario Vargas Llosa

Narrated by: Mario Velásquez

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

En este brillante ensayo, Mario Vargas Llosa analiza una de las novelas que han marcado su carrera como escritor: Madame Bovary de Gustave Flaubert, considerado el fundador de la novela moderna y uno de los maestros indiscutibles de todos los narradores posteriores. «Hacía años que ninguna novela vampirizaba tan rápidamente mi atención, abolía... Read more

Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel

By: Jessica Brody

Narrated by: Jessica Brody

Length: 15 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel.

In Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel, prolific author and story coach Jessica Brody presents a... Read more

Watch Your Language

By: Terrance Hayes

Narrated by: Terrance Hayes

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the National Book Award–winning author of Lighthead, Terrance Hayes, a fascinating collection of graphic reviews and illustrated prose addressing the last century of American poetry—to be published simultaneously with his latest poetry collection, So to Speak

Canonized, overlooked, and forgotten African American poets star in Terrance... Read more

Just Leaves

By: Lauren Best

Narrated by: Lauren Best

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to a poet's introspective world of jubilance and turbulence, where life's cresting waves of love, grief, and rebirth collide with the profound power of poetry.In Just Leaves, Lauren Best offers confessional glimpses into a deeply personal odyssey, unraveling the intricate threads of identity, creativity, and the human experience. With... Read more

Abar Ruku Shuku

By: Sanjib Chattopadhyay

Narrated by: Ramswaroop Ganguly

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

ডাক্তার মুখার্জী ট্রান্সফার হলো ডাল্টনগঞ্জ থেকে কলকাতা আর জি কর-এ. তিনি কি আসবেন কলকাতায়? প্রকৃতির কোলে বেড়ে ওঠা রুকুসুকুর মন খারাপ কি তাদের বাবা তোয়াক্কা করবেন না? কি হলো শেষ পর্যন্ত? সহজ সরল ছোট্টজীবনের টানাপোড়েনের মিষ্টি গল্প শুনুন - শুধুমাত্র স্টোরিটেল-এ! Read more

Sucesso no Wattpad - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Antônio

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Você já sonhou em ver suas histórias ganhando vida e conquistando o coração de milhões de leitores ao redor do mundo? Se a resposta é sim, então "Sucesso no Wattpad" é o livro perfeito para você! Nesta obra envolvente e inspiradora, vamos guiá-lo pelos segredos do Wattpad, a maior plataforma de histórias online do mundo. Descubra como... Read more

What The Dogs Tell Me

By: Rose Lesniak

Narrated by: Rose Lesniak

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired and inspiring, What The Dogs Tell Me opens a new chapter in human-dog relationships. Dog-whisperer, poetry-shouter. Rose Lesniak has written a one-of-a-kind book from a one-of-a-kind poet. What The Dogs Tell Me is poetry that is gentle and loving, with a witty syntax and eyes that look at you awaiting a response. Then again, there's a... Read more

On Writing

By: Jorge Luis Borges

Narrated by: Diego Diment

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A master class in the art of writing by one of its most distinguished and innovative practitioners

Delve into the labyrinth of Jorge Luis Borges’s thoughts on the theory and practice of literature, and learn from one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century not only what a writer does but also what a writer is. For the first time... Read more

Selected Non-Fictions

By: Jorge Luis Borges

Narrated by: Diego Diment

Length: 25 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

It will come as a surprise to some readers that the greater part of Jorge Luis Borges's extraordinary writing was not in the genres of fiction or poetry, but in the various forms of non-fiction prose. His thousands of pages of essays, reviews, prologues, lectures, and notes on politics and culturethough revered in Latin America and Europe as... Read more

Goodbye, Eastern Europe

By: Jacob Mikanowski

Narrated by: Jacob Mikanowski

Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed, from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism—illuminating the remarkable cultural significance and richness of a place perpetually lost to the margins of... Read more