Short Stories audiobooks

Jesus Out to Sea - Abridged

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

INCLUDES THE STORY “WINTER LIGHT,” THE BASIS FOR THE FILM GOD’S COUNTRY STARRING THANDIWE NEWTON​

One of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists offers a selection of ten short stories centered around the devastation in Louisiana and Mississippi during and after Katrina.

In this moving collection of short stories, James Lee Burke... Read more

صياد النسيم - Abridged

By: محمد المخزنجى

Narrated by: ياسر عبدالله

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"الإنسان هو الكائن الوحيد الذي يعبر عن عواطفه بذرف الدموع، الدموع ظاهرة إنسانية فريدة، ظاهرة صحية نفسية أياً كان موقعها في الحزن أو الفرح، قطرات الماء الصافية التي تهبط قطرة قطرة على الصخرة الجامدة حتى توهن صلابتها فتستسلم لإرادة الصفاء، وتنشق عن قلب بكر ينكشف للنور بعد عتمة وغيبة، فكأنه قلب جديد ..عقل جديد". محمد المخزنجي من مجموعة صياد... Read more

حجرتان وصالة - Abridged

By: Ibrahim Aslan

Narrated by: محمد الخيام

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

"حجرتان وصالة" سردٌ من نوعٍ فريد على شكل متتاليات لزوجين وصلا سنَّ الشيخوخة، حيث يعيش خليل وزوجته إحسان في حجرتين وصالة ليمارسا حياتهما القائمة على مشاهدة التلفزيون وود الجيران والحرص على تناول العلاج واستقبال الأبناء... هناك أيضاً فتح باب الثلاجة والنظر في مرآة الدولاب وارتداء الملابس ثم غسلها ونشرها وطيها إلى آخر تفصيلة يمكن أن يقوم بها... Read more

Anton Tschechow: Eine Bagatelle – und weitere klassische Geschichten - Abridged

By: Anton Tschechow

Narrated by: Tim Eriksson

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Anton Tschechow war der Chronist der russischen Seele. Ironisch und doch liebevoll porträtiert er die Gesellschaft mit all ihren Fehlern und Eigenheiten – und die Hörenden ertappen sich häufig bei einem wissenden Nicken... Mit dabei: Eine Bagatelle, In der Barbierstube, Der Redner, Die Kinder, Ein bekannter Herr. Read more

Berlim e outras crônicas de cidades - Abridged

By: Fernando Alves

Narrated by: Renato Peres

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fernando Alves reúne retratos sensíveis de cidades em que seus pés um dia pisaram, nesta que é um coletânea de pequena crônicas. Livre de preconceitos, percorre as ruas de grandes metrópoles, como Nova York ou Berlim, que dá nome ao livro, também de cidades menores, como Ouro Preto e Itajaí, sempre com um olhar muito pessoal. Read more

Bella Y La Bestia Y Muchos Cuentos Mas: Yoyo Historias - Abridged

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Algunos de los cuentos infantiles más famosos es para ser disfrutado por toda la familia Read more

Chapada dos Guimarães e outras crônicas de cidades - Abridged

By: Fernando Alves

Narrated by: Renato Peres

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fernando Alves reúne retratos sensíveis de cidades em que seus pés um dia pisaram, nesta que é um coletânea de pequena crônicas. Livre de preconceitos, expõe a emoção provocada por lugares mágicos como Chapada dos Guimarães e a singular Angra do Heroísmo, bem como evoca memórias fortes instigadas por cidades tão díspares quanto São Bernardo do... Read more

Os ultracrepidários e Brumal: crônicas selecionadas - Abridged

By: Gladston Mamede

Narrated by: Renato Peres

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"A crônica nada mais é que um flashback concertado, até por que uma narrativa linear, seguindo a linha do tempo, implicaria saltar da paquera à cantada e, daí, para os entretantos." Com essa premissa em mente, o autor Gladston Mamede reúne nessas duas crônicas reflexões filosóficas em torno do comportamento humano. Read more

O marulho das décadas e O gosto da minúcia: crônicas selecionadas - Abridged

By: Gladston Mamede

Narrated by: Renato Peres

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"A crônica nada mais é que um flashback concertado, até por que uma narrativa linear, seguindo a linha do tempo, implicaria saltar da paquera à cantada e, daí, para os entretantos." Com essa premissa em mente, o autor Gladston Mamede discorre em "O marulho das décadas" da velhice que se avizinha. Já em "O gosto da minúcia", traz uma crítica à... Read more

Notícias de si num mundo de ninguém: crônicas selecionadas - Abridged

By: Gladston Mamede

Narrated by: Renato Peres

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"A crônica nada mais é que um flashback concertado, até por que uma narrativa linear, seguindo a linha do tempo, implicaria saltar da paquera à cantada e, daí, para os entretantos." Com essa premissa em mente, o autor Gladston Mamede discorre sobre as dores das redes sociais no mundo contemporâneo. Read more

Laha Barir Atonkyo : MyStoryGenie Bengali Audiobook Album 3 - Abridged

By: Pallabi Sengupta

Narrated by: Sayak Aman & Debjani Ghosh

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mala & Chayan, the newly-married couple, had recently shifted to their rented flat at the Laha’s residence. Rumors were rife owing to the very reclusive lifestyle of the Laha’s, yet the affordable budget rental prompted Chayan to move in irrespective. As a loving wife, Mala was trying to settle down at the new place while adjusting to the... Read more

Als die Kaffeemühle streikte - Abridged

By: Ulrike Strätling

Narrated by: Birgit Buckan

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ulrike Strätlings Vorlese- und Rategeschichten für Demenzkranke unterhalten nicht nur, sie wecken zugleich auch Erinnerungen. Daher drehen sich alle Geschichten um Dinge und Begriffe aus dem alltäglichen Leben. In einfachen Sätzen sind Uhrzeiten, Jahreszeiten, Farben, Wochentage und vieles mehr in ein lustiges Erlebnis gepackt. Manchmal gibt es... Read more

A dança dos ossos - Abridged

By: Bernardo Guimarães

Narrated by: Renato Peres

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nessa história de terror contada ao narrador pelo personagem Cirino, barqueiro do Rio Parnaíba, Bernardo Guimarães explora o cenário do sertão brasileiro, entre os estados de Goiás e Minas Gerais. Por enredo, conta-se como os ossos descarnados de Joaquim Paulista, brutalmente assassinado em crime passional, assombram os viajantes que passam... Read more

تاكسي حواديت المشاوير - Abridged

By: خالد الخميسي

Narrated by: سيد الرومي

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

يتحدث الخميسي فى كتابه "تاكسى المشاوير" عن مصر والمجتمع المصري فالكتاب عبارة يوميات تصف هموم وأحلام وذكريات ملايين المصريين في شخصياتهم وأدوارهم المختلفة في القاهرة.. في تاكسي المشاوير يستمع الخميسي للسائقين عندما ينشغلون بسرد تفاصيل حياتهم اليومية، يتفاعل مع احباطاتهم وعذاباتهم يومية جريا وراء لقمة العيش المهددة بالزوال، و الصعبة، تمسكا بالحياة... Read more

Berenstain Bears' Stories - Abridged

By: Stan Berenstain

Narrated by: Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A special audio containing 11 favorite Berenstain Bears stories!One day, Stan and Jan Berenstain were captured by a family of bears.It was a family of three—an overenthusiastic Papa whose high opinion of himself was exceeded only by his ability to do silly things (often placing himself in jeopardy from bees, skunks, low-hanging branches, whales,... Read more

Zekamerone - Geschichten aus dem Gefängnis (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Maxim Znak

Narrated by: Bjarne Mädel & Alice Bota

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In einer auf Zellengröße geschrumpften Welt gewinnt jedes Detail an Bedeutung: die geschriebenen und ungeschriebenen Regeln des Alltags, die offenen und versteckten Erniedrigungen, die großen und kleinen Träume. Pointiert und ironisch, mit bitterem, aber nie verbittertem Humor erzählt Maxim Znak vom Alltag in der belarussischen Gefängniswelt,... Read more

Eine Frau spürt so was nicht - Abridged

By: Kirsten Fuchs

Narrated by: Kirsten Fuchs

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kirsten Fuchs betrachtet den Alltag durch eine verschmierte rosa Brille. Mit Sprung im Glas. Aber natürlich in 3D. Großes Herz, große Gefühle. Nichts übertrieben, alles wahr. Kalauerverdacht wird bestätigt. Macht aber nichts. Von Kirsten Fuchs zu behaupten, sie würde sich »nur« mit Alltagsproblemen auseinandersetzen, unterschlägt die... Read more

Der Miesepups hat was im Gesicht - Abridged

By: Kirsten Fuchs

Narrated by: Kirsten Fuchs

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nun ist der Miesepups also mit jemandem befreundet – aber er ist darin total ungeübt und außerdem hat er immer was Komisches im Gesicht, wenn er an das Kucks denkt. Und so will er das Kucks fragen, was das wohl ist. Aber das ist gar nicht so einfach: Er muss das Kucks den lieben langen Tag suchen, denn es ist total beschäftigt, erledigt dies und... Read more

The Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Audio Collection - Abridged

By: Kurt Vonnegut

Narrated by: Kurt Vonnegut

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. himself reads from his most celebrated works: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and three complete stories from Welcome to the Monkey House. Read more

لدغات عقارب الساعة - Abridged

By: حسن كمال

Narrated by: محمد الخيام

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"لدغات عقارب الساعة"، "خيطو"، "العبور العظيم"، "مع سبق الإصرار"، " عطر الماضي والحاضر"، " بين ذراعين"، "الهامة المرفوعة"، "قاعدة... تمثال الأسد"، "رائحة غير نفاذة" وغيرها. قد تبدو هذه الجمل عشوائية ومتباينة لكن في الحقيقة تجمع بينها صفة واحدة وهي أنها جميعاً أسماء القصص القصيرة التي يجمعها هذا الكتاب الذي يحمل اسم لدغات عقارب الساعة للكاتب... Read more

Texas City, 1947 - Abridged

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James Lee Burke's story collection, JESUS OUT TO SEA. Read more

The Molester - Abridged

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James Lee Burke's story collection, JESUS OUT TO SEA. Read more

Daughters Of The Brothel - Abridged

By: Deepak Yadav

Narrated by: Shyam Rajgopal

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The book 'Daughters Of The Brothel' : Stories From Delhi's Red-light District' by Deepak Yadav covers life stories of female sex workers of Delhi's famous red light area.
“My nath utrai (Taking off the nose ring) was performed when I was twelve or thirteen. The initial days were tough but now it gives me pleasure. I have inherited the art of... Read more

Timeless Tales - Abridged

By: Bobby Norfolk

Narrated by: Bobby Norfolk

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The children who populate these classic stories are heroes and heroines of timeless tales. Their unpredictable antics confound evil and treachery at every turn and leave listeners of generation after generation transfixed and uplifted. A forced marriage. A dangerous job. A horrible assignment. "Character-building experiences," we quip. And... Read more