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Dona Paula - Abridged
By: Machado de Assis
Narrated by: Tiago Torres
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Extraído do livro "Várias histórias", o conto "Dona Paula" traz a história de um casal que, vitimado pelo ciúme, se separa por um tempo. É aí que entra no enredo Dona Paula, tia da esposa, que busca ajuda o casal, fazendo a mediação. No entanto, quando Dona Paula descobre que o "outro" é filho de um homem com quem no passado se relacionou, em... Read more
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Conto de Natal - Abridged
By: Mário de Andrade
Narrated by: Yuri Ribeiro
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
O "Conto de Natal" é extraído do livro "Primeiro Andar", de Mário de Andrade. Calcado nas raízes católicas do autor, o texto empresta da tragédia grega características para contar, metaforicamente, a expiação de Cristo, transposta para o início do século XX, em São Paulo, num cenário típico da estética modernista em que o texto se inscreve. Read more
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Caçada de macuco - Abridged
By: Mário de Andrade
Narrated by: Yuri Ribeiro
Length: 39 minutes
Abridged: Yes
No conto "Caçada de macuco", de Mário de Andrade, narra-se a tragédia de Maria, que mantinha um caso com o filho de seu marido, o fazendeiro Nhô Pires. Muito bem construído, o texto gradativamente entrega ao leitor pistas do destino dos amantes, sendo a mais reticente o pio do macuco, que para eles guardava outro significado. Read more
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Mariana - Abridged
By: Machado de Assis
Narrated by: Tiago Torres
Length: 23 minutes
Abridged: Yes
O conto "Mariana", de Machado de Assis, apresenta ao leitor um amor que evanesceu com o tempo. Apaixonada por Evaristo, Mariana casou-se com Xavier, prometendo, no entanto, o coração ao primeiro. Nesse turbilhão de sentimentos, considera suicidar-se, mas sua mãe a demove da ideia. Evaristo vai para a Europa, mas retorna anos depois... Read more
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Papéis velhos - Abridged
By: Machado de Assis
Narrated by: Guga Almeida
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Deputado ao tempo do Império, Brotero revê velhos papéis, que trazem à memória passagens de sua vida que tiveram relevância a seu tempo, mas que, agora, são tão-somente lembranças. Sua leitura o ajuda a dormir, aborrecido que estava depois de ter sido preterido na seleção para um cargo de ministro. Eis o enredo de "Papéis velhos", de Machado de... Read more
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O cônego ou metafísica do estilo e Um apólogo - dois contos de Machado de Assis - Abridged
By: Machado de Assis
Narrated by: Douglas Monteiro
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Em "O cônego ou metafísica do estilo", narra-se a história do cônego Matias, que em vão tentava concluir o sermão que vinha escrevendo, pela falta de um adjetivo. Em "Um apólogo", o diálogo dos personagens, uma agulha e um novelo de linha, serve de base a uma crítica social, notadamente à inveja e ao ciúme. Read more
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Cão e Caso de adultério - Abridged
By: Pedro Rabelo
Narrated by: Mauro Schames
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Tempestades compõem um elo entre esses dois contos de Pedro Rabelo. Em "Cão", uma cuidadosa reunião de personagens escora o recorte final da vida de tia Mariana, mãe de Rufino, que se revolta contra Deus diante da morte dela. Já em "Caso de adultério", as trovoadas que assistem ao nascimento de Senhorinha são por ela sentidas diante da proposta... Read more
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Caso pançudo - Abridged
By: Mário de Andrade
Narrated by: Guga Almeida
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Em "Caso pansudo", conta-se a história da rixa entre os fazendeiros Nhô Resende e Filipão, que acaba em desgraça – ou não. O suspense com que o enredo se emoldura apresenta ao leitor a história do rapto de Martinho, filho de Nhô Resende, por Filipão, por conta de aquele ter dado tiros na porca deste, que invadira sua propriedade. Read more
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Ponto de vista - Abridged
By: Machado de Assis
Narrated by: Guga Almeida
Length: 37 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"Ponto de vista" é um conto singular no conjunto das obras de Machado de Assis, sobretudo por ter uma narradora mulher e ser escrito em forma de cartas – uma narrativa epistolar. Os personagens que trocam cartas são Luísa e Raquel, além de Alberto, que se corresponde com esta última. Casamento e dissimulação são os temas brilhantemente tratados... Read more
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O diplomático - Abridged
By: Machado de Assis
Narrated by: Guga Almeida
Length: 29 minutes
Abridged: Yes
O leitor encontra neste conto "O diplomático", de Machado de Assis, um tema recorrente no conjunto de sua obra: as fraquezas humanas. Como enredo, lê-se nele a história do personagem Rangel, cujas ações, pífias, não correspondem aos sonhos de grandes dimensões que tem. Read more
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Horrid Henry and Friends
By: Lucinda Whiteley
Narrated by: Lizzie Waterworth, Tamsin Heatley, Aidan Cook, ...
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Join Henry and all his friends in this super cool volume! Contains 5 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast. Catch up with Henry and the crew in "Best Boys Club", "Miserable Musical", "Detention Club", "Evil Guardian" and "Superstar". Read more
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Horrid Henry's Funny Stuff
By: Lucinda Whiteley
Narrated by: Lizzie Waterworth, Tamsin Heatley, Aidan Cook, ...
Length: 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Join Henry in this super Funny volume! Contains 5 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast. Get ready to giggle with Henry and friends in "Lucky Thing", "Secrets Of The Universe", "New Name", "Perfect Parents" and "Tells The Truth". Read more
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The Hand that Feeds
By: Mike DeFrench
Narrated by: Mike DeFrench
Length: 35 minutes
Abridged: No
A woman gets a cursed tattoo on her hand. A crow.If she does something against "the rules" it pecks at her.At first the rules are easy. Don't eat this food. Can't use that color lighter...But they've gotten worse. So has the pain from the bites. Read more
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The Heirloom in Vault Y-723
By: Mike DeFrench
Narrated by: Mike DeFrench
Length: 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The Galactic Delivery Company will delivery anything, to anywhere in the galaxy...Gus Valentino is finally moving up the ranks within the company. So the last thing he wants to do is fail now.But the package to-be-delivered is within a highly secured bank vault...The second of the misadventures of Gus Valentino, The Heirloom in Vault Y-723 is... Read more
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The Woman in the Red Coat
By: Mike DeFrench
Narrated by: Mike DeFrench
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
When Kris visited that psychic, she thought it would be fun. She though the woman would tell her things that she wanted to hear: that there was true love in her future, that there was fortune, fame... but what she got was a dire warning."The woman you kill will come back to you, asking for forgiveness. You must give it to her."but Kris would... Read more
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Grad School Daydreams
By: Alfred C. Martino
Narrated by: Alfred C. Martino
Length: 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A whimsical story, set at a California university, about a grad school student who daydreams and pines for a beautifully exotic woman sitting next to him in class. Read more
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Requiem For An Athlete
By: Alfred C. Martino
Narrated by: Alfred C. Martino
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Requiem For An Athlete is a somber look at the unfulfilled expectations of a once-great athlete, seeing through tear-clouded eyes the trophies and medals of a life long gone. Read more
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Schneeflockenlaub - Ein Schneemärchen (ungekürzt)
By: Sabrina Schuh
Narrated by: John Thienel
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Schneeflockenlaub - Ein Schneemärchen der besonderen Art Wenn draußen die ersten Flocken fallen und die Welt langsam im Schnee versinkt, ist es wieder so weit: Die Märchenzeit bricht an. Wenn du schon immer wissen wolltest, woher der Schnee wirklich kommt, dann lass dich von dieser Geschichte in eine fremde Welt entführen. Wirf einen Blick in... Read more
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No viene a cuento
By: Octavi Pujades
Narrated by: Octavi Pujades
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Todos somos los héroes o las heroínas de nuestro propio cuento. Pero ese cuento cambia según quién decida ponerse tras el papel para narrarlo, o quizás si entran en escena personajes que no nos esperábamos o que deciden, de golpe, cobrar un papel más protagonista. ¿Qué pasaría si el príncipe no puede salvar a la princesa... porque tiene que... Read more
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Walking on Cowrie Shells
By: Nana Nkweti
Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
In her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti's virtuosity is on full display as she mixes deft realism with clever inversions of genre. In the Caine Prize finalist story "It Takes a Village, Some Say," Nkweti skewers racial prejudice and the practice of international adoption, delivering a sly tale about a teenage girl who... Read more
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Horrid Henry: Purple Power
By: Lucinda Whiteley
Narrated by: Lizzie Waterworth, Tamsin Heatley, Aidan Cook, ...
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Join Horrid Henry and his family and friends in this Purple Power volume! Contains 5 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast. Join in with the fun and games in "Hotel Horrid", "Jumper Jinx", "Marvellous Mindreader", "Red Roof Gang" and "Silly Siblings". Read more
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Horrid Henry: Out and About
By: Lucinda Whiteley
Narrated by: Lizzie Waterworth, Tamsin Heatley, Aidan Cook, ...
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Join Henry Out and About as he rocks out with Ralph, becomes a King, and more in this fun-packed volume! Contains 5 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast. Catch up with Henry on his adventures in "Rocking The World", "True Story", "Very Important Director", "Says Goodbye" and "When I'm King".
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Horrid Henry's Life Lessons
By: Lucinda Whiteley
Narrated by: Lizzie Waterworth, Tamsin Heatley, Aidan Cook, ...
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Join Henry in learning Lessons as he runs for the School Council and sees a glimpse of the future of Ashton! Contains 5 Horrid Henry stories, performed by the show's full cast. Join Henry and friends in "Detention Diva", "Eternal Schoolboy", "Class Action", "Uber Homework" and "Horrid Boy". Read more
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Wildfire - And Other Stories (Unabridged)
By: Banaphool
Narrated by: Shubhankar
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Banaphool-which means wildflower-was the pen name of beloved Bengali writer Balaichand Mukhopadhyay (1899-1979). Wildfire brings together 45 short pieces by Banaphool that are brilliantly representative of his uncompromising, multifaceted talent. Stark and short, often much too short, some even cryptic, these stories often leave much of the... Read more
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