Literary Criticism audiobooks

In Search of Sita

By: Namita Gokhale

Narrated by: Anuj Datta & Mala Mangla

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Sita is one of the defining figures of Indian womanhood, yet there is no single version of her story. Different accounts coexist in myth, literature and folktale. Canonical texts deify Sita while regional variations humanize her. Folk songs and ballads connect her timeless predicament to the daily lives of rural women. Modern-day women continue... Read more

Finding Radha: The Quest for Love

By: Namita Gokhale & Malashri Lal

Narrated by: Mala Mangla & Anuj Datta

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Who was Radha, and why has she captured the imagination of so many writers across centuries? No other goddess combines the elements of bhakti and shringara quite as exquisitely as the divine milkmaid. She spans a vivid rainbow of imagery-from the playfulness of the Ras Lila to the soulfulness of her undying love, from the mystic allure of her... Read more

The Great Repression: The Story of Sedition in India

By: Chitranshul Sinha

Narrated by: Terry D'Souza

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The Indian Penal Code was formulated in 1860, three years after the first Indian revolt for independence. It was the country's first-ever codification of offences and penalties. But it was only in 1870 that Section 124A was slipped into Chapter VI ('Of Offences against the State'), defining the offence of 'Sedition' in a statute for... Read more

The Reluctant Family Man: Shiva in Everyday Life

By: Nilima Chitgopekar

Narrated by: Monaz Ranina

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

He's the destroyer of evil, the pervasive one in whom all things lie. He is brilliant, terrifying, wild and beneficent. He is both an ascetic and a householder, both a yogi and a guru. He encompasses the masculine and the feminine, the powerful and the graceful, the Tandava and the Laasya, the darkness and the light, the divine and the... Read more

محمد علي كلاي: طر كفراشة والسع كنحلة

By: ميساء خضير

Narrated by: أحمد خيري

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

كان عمره 22 عامًا عندما احترف محمد علي كلاي لعبة الملاكمة بعد فوزه بالميدالية الذهبية في الدورة الأولمبية بروما عام1960، كان يُدعى آنذاك ب(كاسيوس ماركوس كلاي) ثمَّ فاجأَ العالم باعتناقه الإسلام بعد عامٍ واحد من فوزه بتلك الدورة وتغيير اسمه إلى محمد علي. بعيدًا عن حلبة الملاكمة اشتهر محمد علي بمعارضته للحرب الأميريكية في فيتنام ورفضه الالتحاق... Read more

Laxmi Agarwal

By: Harshit Gupta & Yashwant Kasotia

Narrated by: Rahul Patil & Ratna Saksena

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

लक्ष्मी अग्रवाल एक एसिड अटैक सर्वाइवर हैं जिन्होंने न सिर्फ़ अपने हक़ के लिए क़ानूनी लड़ाई लड़ी, बल्कि स्टॉप सेल एसिड नाम की NGO बनाकर दूसरे कई पीड़ितों की मदद भी की है. सुनिए इनकी बेधड़क ज़िंदगी के कुछ बेमिसाल क़िस्से. Read more

Mithali Raj

By: Harshit Gupta & Yashwant Kasotia

Narrated by: Rahul Patil & Ratna Saksena

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

मिताली राज भारत की महिला क्रिकेट टीम की वन-डे क्रिकेट कैप्टेन हैं, जिन्होंने इंटरनेशनल विमेंस क्रिकेट में आज तक के सबसे ज़्यादा रन बनाये हैं. अपने बीस साल से ज़्यादा लम्बे करियर में मिताली ने ढेरों नेशनल-इंटरनेशनल रिकॉर्ड बनाये हैं, और वो आज भी पूरी ताक़त से अगले वर्ल्ड कप के लिए ख़ुद को तैयार करने में जुटी हुई हैं. सुनिए इनकी लाजवाब कहानी. Read more

Abhijit Banerjee

By: Harshit Gupta & Yashwant Kasotia

Narrated by: Rahul Patil & Ratna Saksena

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

अभिजीत बनर्जी एक भारतीय मूल के अमरिकी इकोनॉमिस्ट हैं, जिन्होंने अपनी पत्नी एस्तर डुफ़्लो और माइकल क्रेमर के साथ दुनिया में गरीबी को मिटाने पर एक एक्सपेरिमेंटल अप्रोच के लिये नोबेल पुरस्कार जीता. अभिजीत ने एस्तर के साथ पुअर इकोनॉमिक्स नाम की किताब भी लिखी है, जिसमें उन्होंने अपनी इस अप्रोच को समझाया है. सुनिए इनकी असाधारण कहानी. Read more

Notizen zur Melodie der Dinge

By: Rainer Maria Rilke

Narrated by: Kevin Sodekamp

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Rainer Maria Rilke wurde am 4. Dezember 1875 in Prag-Neustadt geboren. Er ist, wie neon-text media meint, zwischen Hölderlin und Celan jener Dichter deutscher Sprache im Höhenzug der Menschheit, an dem kein Vorbei ist. Rilkes Prosatext ›Notizen zur Melodie der Dinge‹ entstand vermutlich im Herbst 1898. Er besteht aus 40 Teilen, die mit römischen... Read more

Sensuous Knowledge

By: Minna Salami

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The creator of the internationally popular, multiple award-winning blog MsAfropolitan applies an Africa-centered feminist sensibility to issues of racism and sexism, challenging our illusions about oppression and liberation and daring women to embrace their power.

Sensuous Knowledge is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore... Read more

This Is Shakespeare

By: Emma Smith

Narrated by: Emma Smith

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard’s inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing—not resolving—the ambiguities of the plays and their changing topicality
 
A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no other. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision,... Read more

Twitter and Tear Gas

By: Amit Varma

Narrated by: Amit Varma

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

What does Shaheen Bagh have in common with Tahrir Square in Egypt and Gezi Park in Istanbul? A lot! In episode 12 of The Book Club, Amit Varma discusses 'Twitter and Tear Gas' by Zeynep Tufekci, which looks at the similarity in citizen protests across the world over the last decade. Read more

نجوم في عز الضهر

By: يوسف معاطي

Narrated by: محمد العربي

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

في مقدمة الكتاب يُخبرنا مؤلفه عن الصعوبات التي واجهته أثناء اختياره للعنوان فقد كان كلّما اختار عنوانًا شعر بنقصانه وعدم إيصاله لفكرة الكتاب البسيطة والعميقة...فهو يتكلم عن أولئك الذين نحبهم!! إن فكرة الكتابة عمن تحب فكرة قديمة بل وأصيلة في التاريخ الإنساني..فالحب مهما كان سيجعلك فالحب في حالة ليس لها تفسير.... خليطٌ ما بين الفرح والقلق والحزن... Read more

فلاسفة وفنانون

By: رجاء النقاش

Narrated by: عبير قاموع

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

يعيش الفن والفلسفة جنبًا الى جنب فى سباق محمود من أجل ايجاد الحلول للمشكلات البشرية التى تعاني منها المجتمعات على كافة الأصعدة وقد يوصف بعض الفلاسفة أو الفنانين واحيانا بأنهم " مهرجون " أو " ومجانين " ويتعرضون للعديد من القلاقل والمتعاب فى يحاتهم ثم تظهر الحقائق بعد ذلك ليتضح أن هؤلاء قد ظلموا ظلما فاحشا وان عبقريتهم ونبوغهم وصراعهم ضد أخطاء... Read more

لورنا، سنواتها مع جواد سليم

By: إنعام كجه جي

Narrated by: منار مراد

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

الفن العراقي من خلال متابعتها لماضي ومستقبل لورنا سليم الفنانة الإنكليزية ـ العراقية التي ارتبطت بواحد من أهم رموز الفن التشكيلي العراقي وهو جواد سليم ، متمتعين بمعرفة تلك الحقائق الحية والتفاصيل الفنية عنه والتي لم نعرفها سابقا بهذه الدقة، وخاصة المشاكل التي اعترضته في تحقيق نصب الحرية، وكذلك عن معاناته الحياتية حتى وفاته ، وكل هذا يعطي الكتاب... Read more

Jeevithamenna Albhutham

By: Dr. V P Gangadharan & K S Aniyan

Narrated by: Pallippuram Jayakumar

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

പ്രശസ്ത കാൻസർ വിദഗ്ദ്ധനായ ശ്രീ വി.പി. ഗംഗാധരൻ, തന്റെ ഔദ്യോഗിക ജീവിതാനുഭവങ്ങളെ മുൻനിർത്തി എഴുതിയ അനുസ്മരണക്കുറിപ്പുകളാണ് 'ജീവിതം എന്ന അത്ഭുതം '. തന്റെ രോഗികളുമായും അവരുടെ കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങളുമായും ഉണ്ടായിട്ടുള്ള ഇടപെടലുകളെ മുൻനിർത്തി, ഭൗതിക ജീവത സൗഭാഗങ്ങൾക്കു പിന്നാലെ പായുന്ന ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ നിരർത്ഥകതയെ എടുത്തു കാട്ടുന്നു അദ്ദേഹം. The famed Malayali... Read more

GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History

By: Amit Varma

Narrated by: Amit Varma

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The GDP is today more a political tool than a statistical one. In episode 11 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends 'GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History" by Diane Coyle, a perfect primer on the origin and drawbacks of this controversial measure. Read more

Vanhan taaton tarinoita

By: Minna Canth

Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Pikku-Heikki tekee itselleen kaarnalaivan ja laskee sen vesille. Pian häntä kuitenkin harmittaa, ettei itse lähtenyt mukaan. Samassa hänen eteensä ilmestyy aaltojen kuningas Ahti. Ahti vie Heikin vesien syvyyksiin salaperäiseen Ahtolan kartanoon. Entä millainen seikkailu odottaa Kalevalan maassa asuvaa Pellervoa, kun Tuulen tytär antaa hänelle... Read more

Musta härkä

By: Maria Jotuni

Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Perheen isä Jope on hieman eriskummallinen mies. Hän on vakuuttunut, että hänen omistamassaan härässä asuu lumottu henki. Myös perheen tytär Liisa saa osansa isänsä taikauskosta. Jope on varma, ettei Liisa ei ole ihan tavallinen tyttö, vaan suruntuoja. Olihan Liisan synnyinyönä kova ukkosilma ja myrsky, ja tyttö on muutenkin vähän outo.Pian... Read more

High Weirdness

By: Erik Davis

Narrated by: Erik Davis

Length: 20 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An exploration of the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality in the work of Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson.

A study of the spiritual provocations to be found in the work of Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson, High Weirdness charts the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality that arose... Read more

The Best I Could

By: Subhas Anandan

Narrated by: Remesh Panicker

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Subhas Anandan (1947– 2015) was undoubtedly Singapore's best-known criminal lawyer. The Best I Could traces the life and career of an advocate whose tireless devotion to the Singapore criminal justice system is legendary. In this highly personal autobiography, first published in 2009, Subhas describes not only the many sensational cases he... Read more

A Family Guide to Narnia

By: Christin Ditchfield

Narrated by: Lisa Larsen

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you read The Chronicles of Narnia sensing that the stories are full of biblical parallels, even if you're not always sure what they are or where to find them? This user-friendly companion to The Chronicles of Narnia is written for C. S. Lewis readers like you who want to discover the books' biblical and Christian roots. Listen to it, and... Read more

Apple Success Story

By: Pradeep Thakur

Narrated by: Rajesh Shukla

Length: 16 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

एप्पल 'संप्रदाय ब्रांड' माना जाता है. फोर्ब्स पत्रिका ने मई 2017 में 170 अरब डॉलर ब्रांड मूल्यांकन के साथ अपनी 'विश्व की सबसे मूल्यवान 100 ब्रांड' सूची में एप्पल को लगातार सातवें वर्ष भी पहले स्थान पर मजबूत बनाए रखा था. न केवल ब्रांड मूल्य में बल्कि 214.2 अरब डॉलर ब्रांड राजस्व के साथ एप्पल अपने निकटतम प्रतिद्वंद्वियों गूगल (ब्रांड मूल्य 101.8... Read more

Dreams and Death in African Mythology: The History of Legends and Folk Stories about Dreams and Death across Africa

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Daniel Houle

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. When they began to arrive in sub-Saharan Africa in the early 16th century, Christian missionaries replaced established... Read more