Literary Criticism audiobooks

What Writers Read

By: Pandora Sykes

Narrated by: Pandora Sykes, Elizabeth Day, Nick Hornby, Dian...

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents What Writers Read by Pandora Sykes, read by Pandora Sykes, Elizabeth Day, Nick Hornby, Diana Evans, Paris Lees, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Paul Mendez, Sara Collins, Nina Stibbe, Tessa Hadley, Damon Galgut, Simon Darwen and Aysha Kala.

A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH

In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora... Read more

On Writing (and Writers)

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transformative power of the written word from one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the modern age, C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and other revered classics.Featuring... Read more

Book Madness

By: Denise Gigante

Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers

Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb’s library in 1848Charles Lamb’s library—a heap of sixty scruffy old books singed with smoke, soaked with gin, sprinkled with crumbs, stripped of illustrations, and bescribbled by the essayist and his literary friends—caused a sensation when it was sold in... Read more

Partus

By: Benedict Matysik

Narrated by: Achim Rundholz, Simone Silberzahn, Heike Matysi...

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Dorothea Sawatzki liegt in ihren Wehen und erwartet in Kürze ihr Neugeborenes. Die Schmerzen sind entgegen aller Beschreibungen in einer unvorstellbaren Intensität. "Der Junge kratzt sich durch meine Gebärmutter…"schreit die werdende Mutter schmerzverzerrt, kurz bevor sie notoperiert werden muss und der Schrecken beginnt. Read more

Däumelinchen

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by: Sebastian Lohse

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Däumelinchen ist winzig klein, kaum größer als ein Daumen. Dafür kennt ihre Schönheit keine Grenzen. Das bemerkt auch eine alte Kröte, die sie als Frau für ihren hässlichen Sohn will – und das kleine Wesen stiehlt. Däumelinchen ist verzweifelt und allein. Kann sie es dennoch schaffen, der Düsternis zu entkommen und ihr Schicksal in die eigenen... Read more

Aladdin

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Sebastian Lohse

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Aladdin ist ein junger Taugenichts, dessen Vater, ein Schneider, verstorben ist und eine arme Witwe hinterlassen hat. Ein Zauberer hat davon Kenntnis, dass nur Aladdin imstande ist, eine mit Zauberkräften ausgestattete Öllampe aus einer Höhle zu holen. Daher sucht er den Jungen auf, gibt sich als dessen Onkel aus und führt ihn zur Höhle. Aladdin... Read more

Terapia literaria el libro

By: Valentina Trava & Maura Gómez

Narrated by: Maura Gómez & Valentina Trava

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

En este libro aprenderás cómo: Disfrutar los libros Hacerte tiempo para leer Encontrar a tu comunidad lectora Comprender mejor lo que lees Y, básicamente, ¡amar la lectura! “Valentina Trava y Maura Gómez son dos leyendas del mundo de los libros, sus recomendaciones literarias pesan y, me consta, basta una mención suya de un título para... Read more

Shakespeare

By: Leslie Dunton-Downer & Alan Riding

Narrated by: Charles Armstrong

Length: 19 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Unravel the history, themes, and language of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets with this beautiful guide to his life and works. Comedy and romance, history, and tragedy, Shakespeare's canon has it all. Some 400 years after they were written and first performed, his works remain fresh and relevant today. Shakespeare: his life and works is... Read more

Ghalib: A Wilderness at My Doorstep

By: Mehr Afshan Farooqi

Narrated by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was born in Agra in the closing years of the eighteenth century. A precocious child, he began composing verses at an early age and gained recognition while he was still very young. He wrote in both Urdu and Persian and was also a great prose stylist. He was a careful, even strict, editor of his work who took to... Read more

Living and Dying with Marcel Proust

By: Christopher Prendergast

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Living and Dying with Marcel Proust is the result of a lifetime's reading of, reflection on, and love for Proust's masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time.

One of the masterpieces of twentieth-century fiction, Proust's In Search of Lost Time describes a unique journey, combining elements drawn from the timeless narratives of great expectations and... Read more

Mama. Ultima îmbrățișare

By: Frans de Waal

Narrated by: Mihai Baranga

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

"O carte captivantă și generoasă, plină de compasiune și de revelații despre viaţa animalelor, dar şi despre viaţa oamenilor." — YUVAL NOAH HARARI În Mama. Ultima îmbrățișare, Frans de Waal explorează bogăția emoțională a vieții animalelor – începând cu Mama, o venerabilă femelă-cimpanzeu care s-a atașat profund de biologul Jan van Hooff.... Read more

Bonobo și ateul

By: Frans de Waal

Narrated by: Mihai Baranga

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Ediție cu ilustrațiile autorului În Bonobo și ateul, Frans de Waal folosește cunoștințele dobândite în zeci de ani de cercetare a primatelor, și a speciei bonobo în particular, pentru a aprofunda cu ochiul fin al eseistului cultural, versat în istoria artei și în filozofie, probleme fundamentale ale naturii umane. Care este izvorul moralității... Read more

Suntem îndeajuns de inteligenți pentru a înțelege inteligența animalelor?

By: Frans de Waal

Narrated by: Mihai Baranga

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Suntem îndeajuns de inteligenți pentru a înțelege inteligența animalelor? ne poartă într-o călătorie fascinantă prin lumea surprinzătoare a cogniției animalelor, care nu sunt niște simple mașinării ce răspund la stimuli și reacționează mânate numai de instinct. Autorul ne arată felul în care cercetările din ultimele decenii au descoperit că... Read more

The Mysterious Romance of Murder

By: David Lehman

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do we keep returning to Agatha Christie's ingenious puzzles and Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled murder mysteries? What do spy thrillers teach us, and what accounts for the renewed popularity of morally ambiguous noirs? In The Mysterious Romance of Murder, the poet and critic David Lehman explores a wide variety of outstanding books and... Read more

The Point of Honor

By: Joseph Conrad

Narrated by: Mark F. Smith

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter, long-drawn out struggle over the following fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop. At the beginning, Feraud is the one who jealously guards... Read more

Ashtapathi

By: Perumbadavam Sreedharan

Narrated by: SREELEKSHMI JAYACHANDRAN

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

"ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച നോവലിനുള്ള 1974ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡ് നേടിയ നോവലാണ് 'അഷ്ടപദി' അതിന്റെ ആഴങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിധികളുടെ വാക്കിൽ വീണുപോയ മനുഷ്യാത്മാക്കളുടെ നിശ്ശബ്ദമായ വിലാപങ്ങൾ കേൾക്കുന്നു. അതിലെ ഓരോ നിമിഷത്തിലും സ്വന്തം ഭാവുകത്വം സൃഷ്ടിച്ച് അനുഗൃഹീതനായ ഒരെഴുത്തുകാരന്റെ ആ മുദ്ര പതിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു. " Read more

In Our Time: 25 Key Figures in Ancient History

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 18 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 major leaders, thinkers and writers of the classical world

'The best thing on Radio 4, possibly the best thing on the radio full stop'
The Spectator

In Our Time is one of BBC Radio's most successful and best-loved programmes, with a weekly listenership of over two million. Since 1998, it has 'transformed the... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Classic Novels

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 18 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests tell the story of the novel over 400 years, via key literary works and movements

'One of Radio 4's quiet jewels in its crown' The Guardian

In 1998, a brand new culture show was launched on Radio 4, featuring Melvyn Bragg and a panel of leading academics discussing the ideas, individuals and events that have... Read more

Eldorado de Laurent Gaudé (Analyse de l'oeuvre)

By: lePetitLitteraire, Agnès Fleury & René Henri

Narrated by: Nina Beltram

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Décryptez Eldorado de Laurent Gaudé avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir d'Eldorado, le roman essentiel de la littérature française contemporaine ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé complet • Une... Read more

La Ferme des animaux de George Orwell (Analyse de l'oeuvre)

By: lePetitLitteraire, Maël Tailler & Larissa Duval

Narrated by: Alban Barthélemy

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Décryptez La Fermes des animaux de George Orwell avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir de La Ferme des animaux, le roman allégorique culte de la littérature anglaise ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé... Read more

L'Étranger d'Albert Camus (Analyse de l'œuvre)

By: lePetitLitteraire, Pierre Weber & Larissa Duval

Narrated by: Nina Beltram

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Décryptez L'Étranger de Camus avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir de L'Étranger, le roman emblématique de l'absurde ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé complet • Une présentation des personnages principaux... Read more

Antigone de Jean Anouilh (Analyse de l'œuvre)

By: lePetitLitteraire, Alain Sable & René Henri

Narrated by: Nina Beltram

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Décryptez Antigone de Jean Anouilh avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir d' Antigone , la célèbre adaptation moderne de la tragédie antique de Sophocle ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée. Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche : • Un résumé complet • Une... Read more

A Horse at Night

By: Amina Cain

Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Amina Cain's unique wandering sensibility, her attention to the small and the surprising, finds a profound new expression in her first nonfiction book, a sustained meditation on writers and their work. Driven by primary questions of authenticity and freedom in the shadow of ecological and social collapse, Cain moves associatively through a... Read more

Conferenze

By: Valerio Di Stefano

Narrated by: Valerio Di Stefano

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

L'audiolibro include:
- "Scrivere e lagrimar vedrai insieme: per una distruzione del libro 'Cuore'"- La cucina nella letteratura: Dona Flor e i suoi due mariti"- La cucina nella letteratura: il Gattopardo di Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa- Maledetti toscani! "Sorelle Materassi" di Aldo Palazzeschi- Maledetti toscani! "Metello" di Vasco... Read more