Literary Criticism audiobooks

The Dharma Bum’s Guide to Western Literature

By: Dean Sluyter

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

HOW THE LITERATURE WE LOVE CONVEYS THE AWAKENING WE SEEK

Suppose we could read Hemingway as haiku . . . learn mindfulness from Virginia Woolf and liberation from Frederick Douglass . . . see Dickinson and Whitman as buddhas of poetry, and Huck Finn and Gatsby as seekers of the infinite . . . discover enlightenment teachings in Macbeth, The... Read more

The Scandal of Holiness

By: Jessica Hooten Wilson

Narrated by: Nancy Peterson

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

How do we become better people? Initiatives such as New Year's resolutions, vision boards, thirty-day plans, and self-help books often fail to compel us to live differently. We settle for small goals—frugal spending, less yelling at the kids, more time at the gym—but we are called to something far greater. We are created to be holy.



Award-winning... Read more

George Yeo on Bonsai, Banyan and the Tao

By: Asad-Ul Iqbal Latif & Lee Huay Leng

Narrated by: Remesh Panicker

Length: 25 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Since his undergraduate days in Cambridge, George Yeo has spoken and written much in and out of government. Many remember the things which he said or wrote years ago. This book is a compilation of some of his best speeches and writings which were selected by Asad Latif and Lee Huay Leng in consultation with him. The book has a rather unusual... Read more

Tumhala Mhanun Sangate

By: Mangala Welankar

Narrated by: Various

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

कै.मंगला वेलणकर या प्राध्यापिका, लेखिका, कवयित्री होत्या. त्यांचे संस्कृत, मराठी भाषेवर प्रभुत्व होते. त्यांनी अनेक नाटकं तसंच कथा, लेख, कविता, दीर्घकाव्ये, संस्कृतमध्ये मंगलाष्टके इ. लिहिलं. त्यांनी इतिहासातील आठ अनुल्लेखित स्रियांवर लिहिलेली दीर्घकाव्यं फार महत्वाची आहेत, तीच तुम्हाला इथं ऐकायला मिळणार आहेत. काय आहे या दीर्घकाव्यात? कुंती,... Read more

Prakashwata

By: Prakash Amte

Narrated by: Sachin Khedekar

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

डॉ. प्रकाश आमटे म्हणतात, "आदिवासींना मुख्य प्रवाहात आणावं, त्यांची पिळवणूक थांबावी आणि त्यांना माणूस म्हणून जगण्याची संधी मिळवून द्यावी, असं बाबांच्या मनात होतं. या कामाची जबाबदारी मी घेतली आणि सर्वांनी मिळून ती पार पाडली. बाबांचं हे स्वप्न हेमकलशात प्रत्यक्षात कसं उतरतंय, त्याची ही गोष्ट! म्हटली तर माझ्याही जीवनाची गोष्ट." ‌सामाजिक कार्यासाठी... Read more

Sita - Mithilar Joddha

By: Amish Tripathi

Narrated by: Debasree Mukherjee

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

এক শস্যক্ষেত্রে একটি পরিত্যক্ত শিশুকন্যাকে পাওয়া যায় এক দল খুনে নেকড়ের হাত থেকে এক শকুনের দ্বারা রক্ষিত অবস্থায়। সেই কন্যাকে মিথিলা নামের এক শক্তিহীন, সবার দ্বারা উপেক্ষিত রাজ্যের রাজা দত্তক নেন. কেউ বিশ্বাস করে না এই কন্যার কোনো মূল্য আছে বলে. কিন্তু তারা সকলেই ভুল ছিল. কারণ সে কোনো সামান্য নারী নয়. সে সীতা! রামচন্দ্র ধারাবাহিকের দ্বিতীয় বিয়ের... Read more

Rabon - Aryaborter Orisreshtho

By: Amish Tripathi

Narrated by: Soubhik Saha

Length: 14 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

তোমাদের মধ্যে কার মহানতা অর্জনের অভিলাষ? কে চাও অকৃতিম আনন্দের বিভোৰতাৰ পরিবর্তে সমস্ত সুযোগ হারিয়ে দিতে? প্রতিপত্তি কি এর বিকল্প হতে পারে? আমি রাবণ ! আমি সমস্তটা চাই! আমি যশ চাই, আমি ক্ষমতা চাই, আমি অর্থ চাই! আমি সর্বমোট বিজয়ী হতে চাই! যদিও আমার আলোকের পাশে পাশে হেঁটে চলে আমার সৃষ্ট অন্ধকার! Read more

Raavan Aryavartacha Shatru

By: Amish Tripathi

Narrated by: Tushar Dalavi

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

रावण मानवांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ होण्यासाठी, विजय मिळवण्यास, लुटपाट करण्यास , आणि आपला हक्क समजत असलेल्या महानतेसाठी दृढ आहे. तो विरोधाभास, क्रूर हिंसा आणि अफाट शहाणपणाने भरलेला माणूस आहे आणि जो व्यक्ती प्रति दानाची अपेक्षा ना करता प्रेम करतो आणि विना पश्चाताप हत्या करू शकतो . राम चंद्र मालिकेतील या तिसर्‍या पुस्तकात अमीशने लंकेचा राजा रावणाच्या... Read more

Pratinayak

By: Dinkar Joshi

Narrated by: Dharmesh Vyas

Length: 23 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

આ 'પ્રતિનાયક' પુસ્તક માં ઇતિહાસની એક જબરદસ્ત કરુણાતિકા છે કે ચુસ્ત રાષ્ટ્રવાદી તરીકે રાજકીય કારકેદીનો આરંભ કરનાર ઝીણા કારકેડીના છેલ્લા દશકામાં સાવ સામા છેડે જઈને હિંદુ-મુસ્લિમ વચ્ચે દ્વેષ, ધિક્કાર અને વૈમનસ્યની લાગણી ખુબ ઊંડે સુધી ઉતારી શકવાનું નિમિત બન્યા હતા. આ પુસ્તક માં હિન્દુસ્તાનના અને પાકિસ્તાન વિષે એતિહાસિક વાતો લખવામાં આવી છે. Read more

Ram Ikshvakuche Vanshaj: राम इक्ष्वाकुचे वंशज

By: Amish Tripathi

Narrated by: Swapnil Rajshekar

Length: 14 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

फुटीरतेमुळे अयोध्या कमजोर झाली होती. त्या भयंकर लढाईमुळे प्रचंड नुकसान झालं होतं. या नुकसानचे परिणाम समाजात खोलवर झिरपले होते. लंकेचा राक्षस राजा- रावण हारलेल्या राज्यावर आपलं शासन लागू करत नाही, त्याऐवजी तो त्यांच्यावर आपला व्यापार लादतो. हारलेल्या साम्राज्यातून पैसा खेचून नेतो. सप्तसिंधू साम्राज्याची प्रजा गरीबी, हताशा आणि भ्रष्टाचारात लोटली... Read more

Bolsonaro

By: Ariel Goldstein

Narrated by: Hector Bonilla

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Lejos de representar un fenómeno imprevisible, el ascenso de Jair Bolsonaro se encuentra enraizado en la historia de Brasil. A su vez, lo precedió el triunfo de Trump en Estados Unidos y las extremas derechas en Europa. Sin embargo, sus características son únicas y lo convierten en un fenómeno inédito, fruto de un electorado con un fuerte... Read more

Kashmir Arasiyal Ayudha Varalaaru

By: Pa Raghavan

Narrated by: Manimaran

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

சரித்திரம் முழுதும் ரத்தம். எப்போது வேண்டுமானாலும் யுத்தம். ஆயிரக் கணக்கான தீவிரவாதச் செயல்பாடுகள். குண்டு வெடிப்புகள், உயிர்ப்பலி, நினைத்த போதெல்லாம் ஊரடங்கு. 'நாங்கள் இந்தியர்களும் இல்லை; பாகிஸ்தானியரும் இல்லை; காஷ்மீரிகள்' என்னும் கோஷம், பிரிவினைப் போராட்டங்கள் தனி. காஷ்மீரின் ஒரு பகுதி பாகிஸ்தான் வசம் இருக்கிறது. அங்கே ஏன் இந்தக் கோஷங்களும்... Read more

Vrindavan Vaat Jata

By: Priti Kothi

Narrated by: Minal Patel

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

સત્યઘટના પર આધારિત આ કથાઓને મહારાષ્ટ્ર રાજ્યની ગુજરાતી એકેડેમી તરફથી શ્રેષ્ઠ વાર્તાસંગ્રહનું ઈનામ મળી ચૂક્યું છે. જેમાં ત્યક્તા માતાઓના જીવનની વાતો રજૂ કરવામાં આવી છે. આ બધી વાતો દિલમાંથી નીકળીને બીજા સંવેદનશીલ દિલ સુધી પહોંચાડવાની જ આ કોશિશ છે. તો આ સંવેદનશીલ વાર્તાઓ અનુભવો. સંબંધોના સમીકરણો જરા વારમાં કેટલાં બદલાતાં રહે છે તેનો અનુભવ થશે. Read more

Pensar Occidente

By: Maruan Soto Antaki

Narrated by: Bern Hoffman

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Occidente es una ambigüedad que, sin embargo, se comporta como una definición. Su situación paradójica lo es tanto como las contradicciones que genera dentro y fuera de sí mismo. Los dos libros que precedieron a éste, Pensar Medio Oriente y Pensar México, surgieron de las posibilidades de ver lo medioriental desde el otro lado del Atlántico, y... Read more

Het project

By: Arne Van der Linden

Narrated by: Sam D'Hondt

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Een vreemde samenloop van omstandigheden stelt de zeventienjarige Alan Gray voor een opmerkelijke keuze: een kamer in een delinquentengesticht of een plek in het Project: een geheime opleiding waarin veelbelovende probleemjongeren worden klaargestoomd voor een carrière als geheim agent. Als hij op het laatste in gaat, moet hij echter alle banden... Read more

Bokya Satbande Part 5

By: Dilip Prabhavalkar

Narrated by: Dilip Prabhavalkar

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

बोक्या आणि त्याचा मित्र संदीप सोरट गेलेत कॉलनीतल्या चावरे काकांकडे. गणेशोत्सवासाठी वर्गणी मागायला गेले असताना बोक्या आणि संदीपला, चावरे काकांच्या घरी एका बंद खोलीत कुणी तरी वावरत असल्याचा, कण्हल्याचा आवाज ऐकू येतो. चावरे काक-काकू आतल्या खोलीत गेले असताना हे दोघं हळूच त्या कुलूपबंद खोलीजवळ जाऊन आत काय असेल, याचा अंदाज घ्यायचा प्रयत्न करतात.... Read more

En los márgenes

By: Elena Ferrante

Narrated by: Marta Fernández

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

El «cuarto propio» de Elena Ferrante: las lecciones de literatura de la autora que más intriga al mundo, con más de veinte millones de lectores. «La voz de Elena Ferrante, junto a la de sus personajes —no solo Lila y Lenù, sino todas las mujeres que hablaron en sus novelas—, nos dicen en este libro: aquí estoy yo.»
Annalena Benini, Il Foglio «Una... Read more

Mrs. Balfame

By: Gertrude Atherton

Narrated by: Lynne T

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Enid Belfame: 42 years old, 22 of them as a married woman; eminently respectable; founder of The Friday Club; small town dignitary; a paragon of virtue. But does she have what it takes to commit murder? And will the young and handsome Dwight Rush benefit if she does? Read more

Read Dangerously

By: Azar Nafisi

Narrated by: Azar Nafisi

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with a guide to the power of literature in turbulent times, arming readers with a resistance reading list, ranging from James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston to Margaret Atwood.""[A] stunning look at the power of reading. ... Provokes and inspires at every turn.""... Read more

Interview with the Sphinx

By: Jack Matthews

Narrated by: Neal Gage & Jill Brumer

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In this provocative & immensely irritating comic play, the Sphinx from ancient Greece is interviewed in modern times as though she were a celebrity pop star. The problem is she never answers any questions — never directly anyway. Instead she prefers just dishing the dirt on everybody. ON HOMER: “I never was exactly sure which one Homer was.... Read more

Mallaika Arora

By: Tenzim Norzom

Narrated by: Pooja

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Actor Malaika Arora announces Malaika Arora Ventures; eyes overall wellness sector Read more

Saving Water in Satyavedu

By: Rekha Balakrishna

Narrated by: Pooja

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

How these young girls are aiding water conservation efforts in Satyavedu, an industrial hamlet in Andhra Pradesh Read more

Calligraphy and More

By: Tenzim Norzom

Narrated by: Nimisha

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

How this calligrapher nurtured her passion to start a business with clients like Google, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Gucci, and others Read more

One Baby Blanket

By: Sharmila Ali

Narrated by: Trupti

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

How one baby blanket altered the course of this corporate trainer's life Read more